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Council recap: Viva Maria fire investigation closes with cause undetermined

Public Meetings

/ Jul 08, 2026

Configure Brands considers rail spur to ease materials transport

By Alec Keller

The July 7 meeting of the Village of Ada Council was held with all members present and Mayor Dave Retterer presiding. There were no resolutions or ordinances on the table for the evening. The council packet is here.

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Navin retires as Ada Fiscal Officer

Business

/ Jul 06, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__After nearly seven years of serving the Village of Ada, Fiscal Officer Patty Navin is retiring, leaving behind a legacy of financial improvements, modernization and dedicated public service.

Navin joined the Village of Ada in 2019 after she and her husband relocated to the area in 2016. Looking to return to local government, she brought with her decades of municipal finance experience. Before coming to Ada, Navin served as a treasurer, comptroller, and finance director for two municipalities in Illinois. Earlier in her career, she worked as a public accountant, auditing numerous municipalities throughout the St. Louis area.

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Shoemaker sentenced to 27 years on child pornography charges

Regional news

/ Jul 08, 2026

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Kris Shoemaker of Bluffton has been sentenced to 27 years in prison on child pornography charges, according to a July 7 report by The Lima News.

Shoemaker was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He was convicted on one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography.

Shoemaker was arrested in Bluffton in May 2025 by the FBI and pled guilty in January 2026.

Co-defendant Kayla Miller of Lima pled guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child pornography. She will be sentenced at a later date.