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Meet the Ada High School students honored as part of the 2025 Homecoming Court, listed from left to right:

Freshmen: Ambriel Hollon and Reid Preston

Sophomores: Aliyah Kober and Elijah Craig

Juniors: Gabriella Fleming and TJ Griffith

Seniors: Marley Bulerin and Justin Bowden, Anna Conley and Kayleb Hickman, Jordyn Smith and Zack Zimmerman

Junior court (children of staff members assisting with homecoming): Cam  Fritz, Caroline Salyer, Cale Anderson, Hudson Lee (not pictured: Brooklyn Bass)

Homecoming activities

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PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen / CLICK to enlarge and view at your own pace

CORRECTED ANNOUNCEMENT

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The 39th annual Ada Harvest and Herb Festival included the crowning of the festival queen. Six high school seniors were part of the 2025 royalty court:

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Submitted by Ronna Todd

The Allen East High School Class of 1975 celebrated its 50th year reunion at the Harrod Fire Station, on Saturday, September 13, 2025.

L-R) Pictured above are Jennifer (Shulaw) Tschuor, Dave Oberly, Bob Bassitt, Ken Metzger, Doug Stimmel, Diane (Eley) Schick, Jodi (Gottfried) Babcock, Beverly (Spencer) Phillips

Standing L-R are Connie (Grant) Epley, Linda (Mayotte) Samsal, Joyce (Rusmisel) Zwiebel (partially hidden behind Pam), Pam (Hefner) Feldner, Steve Gossard, behind Trudy (Kaufman) Hamby, behind Jane (LaVallee) Reese, Roger Plaugher, Teresa (Van Meter) Hardy, Ken Smith, Mike Logan behind Ronna (Rohr) Todd, Kevin Reese, Dave Parks, Terry Phillips, Lisa (Roeder) Sims, Mark Hadley, Brenda (Williams) Dyer, Steve Lee behind Teresa (Mason) Hunsaker, Darla (Schaad) Ackerman, Rodney Geiger, Jo (Shaffer) McConnell

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MEDIA RELEASE__Dr. Victoria Marshall, a 1995 Ada High School graduate, has been named the new Assistant Dean of the PhD Program at the University of South Florida College of Nursing.

Dr. Marshall, a tenured Associate Professor, joined the university in 2018. During that time, she has secured $3.5 million in extramural funding from the National Cancer Institute, Florida Department of Health, American Nurses Foundation and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

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Provided by Joe Ferguson

Class 1 for 3 and 4 year old, we had 10 competitors with the winners left to right

  • 1st Wade Clum
  • 2nd Brooks Barnes
  • 3rd Tanner Bolen
  • 4th Brigid Johnson

Class 2 for 5 and 6 year old, we had 7 competitor with the winners left to right

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

Jamie Hall wrapped up his “third career” working as the Village Administrator for Ada on Friday, June 22. If you can’t imagine Hall letting grass grow under his feet in retirement, you’re right. He is already talking about a fourth career driving school buses.

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