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Hickman tallies two pick 6 returns

By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School football team pulled away with a 30-0 second half to pound winless visiting Riverdale 51-10 in a Blanchard Valley Conference game on Homecoming night Friday, October 3 at War Memorial Stadium.

The Bulldogs led 21-10 at halftime, then took control with a 21-0 third period to win going away.

Compiled by Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following eight land transfers took place in the Ada Exempted Village School District in September 2025 as reported on the websites of Hardin County, Ohio auditor Michael T. Bacon  and Hancock County, Ohio auditor Charity Rauschenberg.

ADDRESS - SALE DATE - SALE PRICE - LAND USE - FROM / TO

Commercial

125 E Buckeye St – 9/19/2025 – $410,000 – Other Retail Structure – From S & R Group One More LLC to H & S Property Management

Residential

The October 2025 calendar of events for the Ada Public Library, is chock full of activities and opportunities. You'll also find the calendar at www.adalibrary.org/calendar/month/

Special events

  • Halloween Party at the Library - October 30, 5:30 p.m.

Monthly activities

  • Adult Book Group - October 7, 7:00 p.m.
  • Amish Book Group - October 21 - 1:00 p.m.

Weekly activities

OCT 2 MEDIA RELEASE__New rankings by the Wall Street Journal recognize the value of an Ohio Northern University education, underscoring how effectively ONU prepares graduates for success. ONU is ranked No. 1 in Ohio for value and salary impact by the WSJ/College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S.

According to the Journal, “The WSJ/College Pulse Best Value ranking lists schools in order of how quickly the difference between their graduates’ salaries and those of comparable high-school graduates pays back the average net price of four years of study – what we call ‘Years to pay off net price.’”

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __The Ada High School boys soccer team soundly defeated visiting Cory-Rawson 7-0 in their North Central Ohio Soccer Association finale on Thursday, October 2.

Bulldog junior Andrew Allen netted the first four Ada goals to lead the onslaught, and added one assist.

The Bulldog record improved to 9-4-2 overall with the dominating victory. Ada finished a solid 3-2 in NCOSA play to place third in the rugged league. 

Liberty-Benton clinched the conference title at 5-0 with an 8-0 shellacking of Riverdale Thursday night. Van Buren finished 4-1 and second in the standings after beating Upper Sandusky 4-1 Thursday. 

FROM FACEBOOK__The second annual Ohio Bigfoot Jamboree is coming to Ada’s War Memorial Park on Saturday, October 4 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

The event is coordinated by Ada’s Jay Wolber and Justin England, who host the Cryptids of the Corn podcast. Veterans of the Bigfoot event circuit, the duo created the Ohio Bigfoot Jamboree in 2024.

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