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Bulldog Hickman speeds to 2nd at state 400 final

Sports

/ Jun 06, 2026

PHOTO by Jamie Nygaard

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS __Ada High School senior speedster Kayleb Hickman finished second in the boys 400-meter finals on a warm day two of the Div. V state track and field meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University on Friday, June 5.

Sporting a personal-best time of 49.45, Hickman finished .77 behind first place in the nine-man 400-meter finals race early Friday evening. The Bulldog surged with his sprint speed over the last 100 meters to kick past three runners and vault into second place.

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Ada War Memorial Spring Pull is June 13

Events

/ Jun 07, 2026

FROM FACEBOOK__The Hardin County Tractor Pullers will open the 2026 season at Ada War Memorial Park on Saturday, June 13. Action starts at 6 pm with the following class lineup. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. Admission is $10, with seniors and veterans free, and children 9 and under free with a paid adult.

The order will be determined on the day of the pull.

6500 street driven gas 4x4

8000 stock turbo diesel 4x4

6500 limited street gas 4x4

5200 lb 2wd DOT tire trucks

8200 workstock diesel 4x4

6200 514 altered gas 4x4

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Community invitation to host ONU student volunteers on ACE day, August 22

Ohio Northern University

/ Jun 06, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__Ada Community Engagement Day, or ACE Day, is an Ohio Northern University tradition held on the Saturday of Welcome Weekend.

ACE Day provides an opportunity for incoming freshmen to serve the Ada community, their new home for the next four, five or six years. Projects include a variety of tasks, such as painting, gardening, washing fire trucks and more. In 2025, 260 new students and 26 faculty and staff members participated in the festivities.

ACE Day 2026 will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

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Diana S. Spradlin was a Realtor

Obituaries

/ June 7, 2026

Diana S. Spradlin age 79, of Lima passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026, at St. Rita’s. She was born Dec. 14, 1946, in Prestonsburg, KY to the late Earnest and Susan (Harmon) Hackworth. She married Gary N. Spradlin on July 16, 1966, and he preceded her in death in 2016.