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Nine Bulldog football players garner All-BVC recognition

Sports

/ Nov 09, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

Ada High School football players received nine All-Blanchard Valley Conference honoree spots in voting recently conducted by league coaches.

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Senior Kolton Dysert was named first-team all-league at running back. He led the Bulldogs with 902 yards rushing on 157 carries for a 5.7 average per rush. Dysert also ran for 16 touchdowns.

He also grabbed 41 passes for 300 yards and a pair of six-pointers. In all, he scored 18 TDs to tally 108 points, good for third place in the league.

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Beatitudes plans Thanksgiving & Veterans feast

Living in Ada

/ Nov 09, 2026

FROM FACEBOOK__The Beatitudes annual Thanksgiving and Veterans Community meal is planned for Saturday, November 14 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The menu will be roast turkey & Swiss sandwich, Italian veggie pasta salad, cheese kabob, chips and a cranberry white chocolate chip cookie. It will be available for eat-in, carry out or drive-up.

The meal is free but RSVPs are required and may be done by visiting or calling the center at 419-788-9459.

Local artist hosting a watercolor class at the Ada Public Library

Ada Public Library

/ Nov 09, 2026

FROM FACEBOOK__Local artist Hannah Warwick will return to the Ada Public Library to host another adult watercolor workshop.

The class will be on Wednesday, November 18, at 7:00 p.m., when Warwick will guide artists in painting with watercolor. All materials will be provided; registration is required.

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Jerry Lane Pifer, 69, was a siding contrator

Obituaries

/ November 9, 2026

Jerry Lane Pifer, age 69, of Lima, formerly of Ada, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2026, in Lima.

He was born on October 27, 1957, in Lima to the late James T. and Sarah (Fricks) Pifer.

Ada FFA members compete in Job Interview contest

People

/ November 9, 2026

By Maycie Dewese
Ada FFA Reporter

Ada FFA members Faith Griffin, Mariah Franco Rangel, Chloe Parker, and Daliah Preston recently traveled to Spencerville to participate in the Sub-District Job Interview contest.

Bulldog student-athletes honored by the Blanchard Valley Conference

Sports

/ November 9, 2026

Thirteen Ada High School 2026 fall season student-athletes have received academic honors from the Blanchard Valley Conference:

Friends of the library host book raffle

Ada Public Library

/ November 9, 2026

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FROM FACEBOOK__Friends of the Ada Public Library is hosting a book drawing. Each day you check out a book through December 12, you can enter a ticket into the drawing.

Winners will be drawn on Monday, December 14.