Putting a ribbon on Ada's new Countryside Boutique

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Countryside Boutique to the community with a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 16. The date was also the grand opening of their location at Buckeye East Coffee Shop, 123 E. Buckeye. PHOTO Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.

Ada girls basketball looks to rebuild in new league

Above) The Ada varsity girls basketball team, from left, front: Kenley Poling, Lexi Poling, Emily Gibson. Middle: Grace Lawrence, Ashley Hevlin, Abbey Anderson, assistant coach Meagan Zoladz. Back: assistant coach Kyle Poling, Mariah Burns, Anna Conley, Brooklynn Andreasen, head coach Zach Ricker.

Below) Ada girls basketball returning lettermen, from left, front: Kenley Poling, Anna Conley, Lexi Poling.

Season opener is Nov. 26; Home opener is Dec. 3

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – The Ada High School girls basketball program is in rebuild mode as the Bulldogs enter the Blanchard Valley Conference for the 2024-25 season.

Four full or part-time starters graduated last season, including point guard and leading scorer Olivia Burkhart, who was named honorable mention all-league.

Three letter winners and two starters return from an Ada squad that finished 9-13 overall and 0-8 in the Northwest Conference last season. 

Nine players comprise the high school roster, so there will be no junior varsity squad this winter.

October 2024 Land Transfers in Ada school district

By Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following five land transfers took place in the Ada Exempted Village School District in October 2024 as reported on the website of the Hardin County, Ohio auditor Michael T. Bacon  and Hancock County, Ohio auditor Charity Rauschenberg.

ADDRESS - SALE DATE - SALE PRICE - LAND USE - FROM / TO

Commercial

109 BUCKEYE AVE – 10/1/2024 – $105,000 – Commercial garages – From Steven & Catherine Cole to Lane David Ritchey

Residential

338 BUCKEYE ST – 10/7/2024 – $206,250 – Single Family Dwelling – From Karen Condeni etal to Kyle Casper 

927 MAIN ST – 10/24/2024 – $46,000 – Two Family Dwelling – From Ronald Frazier to Debora Jean & Jo Williams

New Stories

The following results are from November 13-19 of the Ohio Northern University athletics not previously posted this week:

Men's basketball defeats Bluffton, 89-55

Derwin Jay “DJ” Winegardner, age 64, of Ada, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at his residence. 

He was born to the late Larry L. and Twyla Sue (Mulholland) Winegardner on April 4, 1960. 

COLUMBUS – With snow in the forecast for Thursday, Ohio Department of Transportation crews are making sure trucks, drivers, and equipment are ready to safely roll across the state.

The Ada Public Library is inviting patrons to check out their new reading buddies:

"Any inconvenience to the adult is not worth the risk.”

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