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NOV 6 MEDIA RELEASE__Inductees for the 2025 Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame have been selected by the Hall of Fame committee. The 2025 inductees will include Bert C. Frederick (posthumously), Gary Flinn, Gary Jackson, Gene McCluer, and Max Montgomery (posthumously). 

The awards banquet will take place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at St. John's Evangelical Church, 211 East Carrol Street, Kenton. 

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UPDATED on November 6 with six additional sixth graders: Aubree Keckler, Bennett Keckler, Annabel Onyekelu, Paizlie Vieira, Mia Maitavuki and Ashlin Ritchie, as well as fourth grader Klayton Godfrey.

The following Honor Roll has been announced by the Ada Exempted Village School District for grades 4-12 for the 1st quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.

GRADE 4 

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The following Principal’s List and Honor Roll have been announced for Upper Scioto Valley Jr High and High School for the first nine weeks of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Principal’s List (4.00-3.85)

Seniors: Austin Ferryman, Ivie Gonzalez, Drew Leonard, Noah McCoy, Grace Michels, Mali Peoples, Jase Prater, Benjamin Tidd

Juniors: Raegan Castle, Makenzie Firebaugh, Landon Gipson, Audrey Lawrence, Tanner McDowell, Lauren Moore, Jesse Prater, Michael Stansbery, Lauren Thompson, Macain Underwood, Payten Whitaker

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MEDIA RELEASE__Apollo Career Center recently issued the first quarter honor roll for 2025-2026 school year including the following Ada High School students:

A Honor Roll:
Tyrese McGraw, Caleb Nash, Ryan Nichols, Brody Rister, Tania Rollerson, Braden Smith

A/B Honor Roll:
Alainee Buxton, Trevor Dirmeyer, Brenden Downing, Kylie Fenner, Jude Griffin, Michael Harris, Ashley Hevlin, Addyson Kin, Evan Miller, Grady Morgan, Lydia Phillips, Izabella Ratliff, Karlie Rockhill, Claire Stuber

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OCT 16 MEDIA RELEASE__Hardin County Ohio State University Extension Educator Amanda Raines received the Mid-Career Service Award at the Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) National Conference in Fort Worth, Texas last week.

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Story and photos provided by Karen Ward

Vancrest of Ada resident Hilda Mumma had blast celebrating her 104th birthday. Vancrest staff gave Hilda the opportunity to check off a bucket list item: riding on a motorcycle.

She rode in the motorcycle sidecar of Joe and Doris Carl. A lead motorcycle was ridden by Anthony and Kara Brown who belong to the motorcycle group Eternally His Christian Brotherhood. Kara works at VanCrest.

Mumma said she’d like to do it again for her 105th birthday.

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