Alger will host a Party in the Park to celebrate Baseball Hall of Famer
MEDIA RELEASE__The Hardin County Historical Museums and the Village of Alger have announced the dedication of Ray Brown Memorial Park on Thursday, May 14 at 1007 N. Ohio St., Alger, Ohio.
A "Party in the Park" will begin at 1:00 p.m. and continue throughout the afternoon. A formal ceremony will feature music, a ceremonial first pitch, and remarks from state and local dignitaries.
A souvenir Ray Brown Memorial Park baseball will be given to the first 200 attendees.
A new bouncy black mulch is underfoot at the playground at Ada's War Memorial Park. The only puddles in sight were at the ends of a slide or two, during this rainy week. The upgrade is one of several current projects at the park. Construction of a new Picnic Shelter #2 and a new concession stand at the football-soccer-track stadium are in progress.
FROM ADA SCHOOLS ALERTS__The Ada community is invited to attend the 119th annual Ada High School Interclass Competition at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 2nd in the AHS auditorium.
The 2026 finalists for the 119th Interclass Competition are:
For POETRY: 10th Grade: Caleb Hollar, 11th Grade: Cheznie Vieira and 12th Grade: Cayden Wise
For SHORT STORY: 10th Grade: Abbey Anderson, 11th Grade: Callie Burgess and 12th Grade: Madison Rowland
For ESSAY: 10th Grade: Emily Shanks, 11th Grade: Kaitlyn Lambert and 12th Grade: Kaylie Klear
For DRAMATIC READING: 10th Grade: Chimdalu Onyekelu, 11th Grade: Taliana Parker and 12th Grade: Ayla Tabler
FINDLAY__The visiting Ada High School softball team gave up four runs in the bottom of the seventh and lost a 9-6 heartbreaker to Liberty-Benton in a key Blanchard Valley Conference makeup game on Thursday, April 16.
The seesaw battle featured two grand slams and four home runs.
The Eagles jumped ahead 3-0 in the first inning, but the Ada girls tallied two runs in the fourth to inch within a run. The Bulldogs then seized a 6-3 lead with four runs in the sixth.
L-B won the game with a walk-off grand slam over the left field fence by Elise Brzezinski in the bottom of the seventh. Her circuit blast capped the comeback win.
