PHOTO Celebration of spring

Banners along Ada's Main Street are celebrating spring. On this day they reflected the colors around them.

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9 to 5, The Musical, takes Freed Center stage

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The Freed Center for Performing Arts at Ohio Northern University continues its 2023-24 Season with 9 to 5, The Musical on April 20, 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 21 and 27 at 2 p.m. in the Freed Center's Biggs Theatre.

The musical is based on the 20th Century Fox film with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick and is made possible with underwriting by The Middlefield Banking Company.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.FreedCenter.com, by phone at 419-772-1900 or in person at the Freed Center Box Office, Monday through Friday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Adult tickets are $20 with discounts for ONU employees ($15), senior citizens ($10), and $5 tickets for ONU students, non-ONU students and children. 

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2024 Ada summer swim team invitation

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/adasummerswim has issued the following invitation:

The Ada Gators summer swim team would like to invite you to come out to the pool this summer and swim with us!

We are a group of over 70 swimmers from Ada and the surrounding area who train together and swim competitively in the Western Ohio Aquatic League (W.O.A.L.). Our season runs for approximately six weeks during the months of June and July. During this time we are in the pool daily Monday thru Friday and attend multiple swim meets in Ada and neighboring counties.

All ages from grades K-12 are eligible to swim with us. And if you don't know how to swim, don't worry, we'll teach you!

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USDA reports Hardin Co. crop yields for 2023

By Mark Badertscher

Crop yields from the 2023 growing season have been released from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although these crop production numbers are based on estimates, they are used for crop insurance and government reporting purposes.

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Larry E. Hattery was active in Alger government and safety services

On April 21, 2024, Larry E. Hattery passed away at Lima Memorial Hospital with his wife by his side.

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Randy Edward Jones was a cable contractor

Randy Edward Jones, age 68, of Elida, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. 

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Wilson Football Factory groundbreaking, May 16, 2023, Ada, Ohio.

Wilson Football Factory groundbreaking, May 16, 2023, Ada, Ohio.

Wilson Football Factory groundbreaking, May 16, 2023, Ada, Ohio.
Wilson Football Factory groundbreaking May 16, 2023

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Information sessions will provide background on utility aggregation

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Village of Ada will host two informational sessions with background on governmental utility aggregation (gas and electricity) prior to putting the issue on the ballot for Ada residents. 

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