With Ada Area Chamber of Commerce director Lindsay Hollar traveling to Washington, D.C. with the Ohio Gas Association, there is no June meeting for chamber members.
The chamber is coordinating sponsorship of the 9th Annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival with new activities in the works: "Be a part of something special in Ada! We're looking for sponsors for the 9th Annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival—a celebration of community, tradition, and hometown pride.
Ohio Northern seniors Keaghan Burden (Brunswick), Alise Callahan (Cedarburg, Wis.) and Taylor Hannam-Zatz (Reston, Va./Chantily), junior Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) and sophomore Isabelle Salata (Stow/Walsh Jesuit) were named to the 2025 Women's Academic All-District At-Large Team by College Sports Communicators.
Burden, Callahan, Hannam-Zatz and Salata are members of the ONU women's lacrosse team, and Alfes is a Polar Bear golfer.
To be eligible for Academic All-District honors, each student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 GPA and met the participation requirements of their respective sports.
Blanchard Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, now offers the nationally recognized "Own the Bone" program at four convenient locations throughout the region. Patients can now access the program in Findlay, Bluffton, Carey, and Ottawa.
HARDIN COUNTY SHERIFF FACEBOOK__The Hardin County Sheriff's Office has received several calls from the public stating they have been contacted by Lt. Williams. The person portraying themselves as Lt. Williams is giving false information concerning legal matters and requesting that the recipient take action immediately. If you recieve one of these calls, please call the Sheriff's Office directly. The Sheriff's Office number is 419 673 1268. Extension 0 will take you straight to dispatch. Dispatch will be able verify the validity of the call and will be able to connect you to Lt. Williams if needed.
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KENTON __The visiting Ada Gators summer swim team split a West Ohio Aquatic League dual meet at county rival Kenton Monday, June 16, at the Kenton outdoor pool.
The Gator boys improved to 3-0 with a decisive 293-138 win over the Stingrays. The Ada girls lost 396-117 to drop to a 1-2 dual meet record.
Kenton thus won the boys-girls meet, 534-410. Ada fell to 1-2 this season in the combined category.
Ada ace Lydia Demascio captured five first-place individual finishes in the girls 15-and-over age group to pace the Gators.
Adaite Jacob Szippl touched first in four races in the boys 15-and-over bracket.
