Vancrest of Ada will host a community open house from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, May 22, according to Mark A. White, president of Vancrest Management Corp.
The $6 million Vancrest of Ada nursing home includes 56,000-square-foot. When full, it will have 50 beds for skilled nursing care and 32 assisted living units within the main facility. Rehab services will be available when it opens. Vancrest of Ada will employ 75 to 85 people.
The facility is located West North Avenue (State Route 81), across from Ada schools.
The Hardin County Hootenannies met at Advisor Grant Mizek's Farm. President Faith Holbrook opened the meeting by asking Sean Hurley to do the American Pledge and Isaac Davis to do the 4-H Pledge. Secretary Elisha Lowery did roll call there were seven members present.
Seth Davis presented his Health and Saftey report on Dehorning Goats and that it's best to do them when the goats are young. Riley Fleece will do the next Health and Saftey report.
SETTEBAGNI, Italy -- Ohio Northern fought heavy rains and hail and the host Roma Grizzlies to post a 31-0 victory in a controlled scrimmage Sunday afternoon at the Salaria Sport Village on the banks of the River Tiber.
Will Freed threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead the Polar Bear offense.
A strong thunderstorm with torrential rains and pea-sized hail flooded the stadium an hour prior to kickoff, which delayed the start of the game nearly 20 minutes.
The two teams played a controlled scrimmage, with each team getting 10 offensive plays at a time. The field was also a bit shorter, measuring just 90 yards.
Ada was host to this past weekend's Northwest Conference track and field meet.
Ada High School track standout Carlee Marshall was named female athlete of the year at the Northwest Conference track meet hosted in Ada. Columbus Grove won both boys’ and girls’ titles.
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Sometimes the big one gets away, but not in this case.
This hefty catfish was hauled in during the Liberty Conservation Club annual fishing derby Sunday afternoon. It had no tag for prize money so back into the lake he (or she) went.
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The fishing crowd was down a little this year due to cooler than normal temperatures. For some fishermen, cold is no object, ice fishing is fun to them. For others, fishing can wait another day when cold temps and breezes are at hand.
