PHOTOS ABOVE) Top row, L-R David Allen, Ted Griffith, Kyle Poling; Lower row, Amanda Raines and Jay Saylor.
Compiled by Paula Pyzik Scott
On Wednesday, October 15, the Ada Rotary hosted a forum for the five candidates running for two seats on the Ada School Board. Host John Neville presented questions from the public and gave candidates an opportunity to present their backgrounds and reasons for running for office. Neville also reminded the audience in ONU’s Dicke Forum and watching live on Facebook of the Rotary’s mission to eradicate polio.
The five candidates for Ada School Board are David Allen, Ted Griffith, Kyle Poling, Amanda Raines and Jay Saylor. Griffith is running for reelection. A seat is opening with the expiration of the term filled by Ron Fleming, who has been a school board member since 1998.
By Miguel Jordan, MD
Blanchard Valley Obstetrics & Gynecology
In recent years, robotic-assisted surgery has emerged as a powerful tool in treating various gynecologic conditions, offering patients and physicians a new level of precision, flexibility and confidence in surgical outcomes. With technological advancements and increasing expertise among surgeons, robotic surgery has redefined how complex gynecologic procedures are performed and how patients recover from them.
Pauline L. “Peg” Snyder, age 88, of Harrod, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025, at her son’s home in Lima, with her family by her side.
She was born on January 4, 1937, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Wesley B. and Ida M. (Sweeney) Smith. On February 5, 1956, Peg married Donald E. Snyder and he preceded her in death on March 9, 2008.
FROM FACEBOOK__The Ohio Northern University Res Life organization Invites the Ada
community to a Monday, October 28 Trunk or Treat event from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Freed Center parking lot.
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.
