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The Ada history bug bit Lee Crouse in the 1990s

People

/ Oct 13, 2026

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

On October 11, Lee Crouse invited the community to visit his private Ada museum on State Route 81. The museum's walls, ceiling and rows and rows of shelving display several decades of collecting. When asked, "When did the Ada history bug bite you?" Crouse points to a c. 1876 advertisement for the Star Clothing Store: A top hat is among the illustrations.

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Union workers at Wilson Sporting Goods stage lunch-hour picketing

Business

/ Oct 13, 2026

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Union workers at Ada's Wilson Sporting Goods football factory began staging informational picketing on Monday, October 12 in response to what union president Derek Gibson calls "offering us a very unfair contract."

The current contract is set to expire on Friday night, October 16. The workers are members of Local 1385 of the Chicago and Midwest Joint Board Workers United union.

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Bulldog girls soccer seeded 2nd

Sports

/ Oct 13, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

Riding a five-match win streak, the Ada girls soccer team was seeded second in the Div. IV district drawing held on October 11.

The Bulldogs (12-1-2) will host Kalida (3-7-4) in the sectional finals Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m.

The winner advances to take on the survivor between third seed Columbus Grove (8-3-2) and fifth seed Continental (9-4-2) in the district semifinals at Bluffton on Monday, Oct. 26 at Bluffton.

Undefeated Miller City is the top seed in the strong seven-team the bracket. MC will play the Bluffton (6-8-1) vs. Allen East (2-10-3) victor on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. on the Pirate home pitch of Steinmetz Field.

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Bulldog boys soccer blanks LCC on Sr. Night

Sports

/ October 13, 2026

Bulldogs seeded 5th in draw

By Cort Reynolds

WITH SENIOR NAMES CORRECTED __The Ada High School boys soccer team shut out visiting Lima Central Catholic 4-0 in a non-league match to celebrate Senior Night Monday, Oct. 12 at War Memorial Stadium.