Howard Patton, age 88, of Lakeview, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
He was born on July 4, 1936 in Marshallville, Kentucky to the late Willie and Lelae Mae (Marshall) Patton. On December 23, 1957 Howard married Arline F. LeMay and she survives in Lakeview.
Howard retired from Ford Motor Company, Lima where he worked as an automotive technician. He was a member of the Church of Christ, Kenton. Howard was a U.S. Army veteran.
ADA BULLDOGS FACEBOOK__A huge THANK YOU to the amazing Ohio Northern University engineering students who built a brand new Gaga Pit for our Ada students to enjoy! We’re grateful for your time, energy, and generosity in giving back to our school community. Our students are already loving it! Special thanks to: Sylvia, Jackson, Braylon, Connor, Ian, Leah, Sebastian, Sophia, and Dr. France for making it all happen!
ADA – The Ada High School baseball team pounded visiting non-league foe Lima Temple Christian 11-1 and held the Pioneers hitless on an overcast Tuesday evening, May 13.
Ada starter Mason Wibley (five innings) and Brody Rister combined to hurl a six-inning, run-rule shortened no-hitter to pave the way to victory.
Wibley struck out three and walked two over five hitless frames to earn the win. Rister struck out the side in order in his lone inning to close it out.
Bulldogs entertain Lincolnview (21-3) on Friday, May 16
By Cort Reynolds
ADA – The Ada High School softball team defeated visiting Shawnee 8-1 to secure a historic victory Tuesday evening, May 13.
The Bulldog girls won their 19th game to break the program record for wins in a season which they set in 2024.
The Bulldogs improved to 19-3 overall with the victory. Shawnee fell to 13-11 after the defeat.
By Alaina Kortokrax, Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
In 1578, Dr. Guillaume de Baillou of France recorded the first known outbreak of whooping cough in Paris. The cough has a high-pitched whoop sound lending itself to the common name of whooping cough. The medical term for whooping cough is pertussis. Due to the long duration of the cough from 6-10 weeks or longer, whooping cough has also been referred to as the 100-day cough.
