September 2021

Clarabelle Krofft, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at The Heritage in Findlay.

She was born on March 11, 1931 in Ada, Ohio to the late W. Leslie and Hazel (Weber) Smith. On April 22, 1950 Clarabelle married Louis A. Krofft and he died February 26, 1990.

Clarabelle was a homemaker. Clarabelle loved nature, especially trees and birds, crossword puzzles, gardening and her family.  Despite life’s many challenges, Clarabelle’s inner strength and faith helped her face those challenges.  She set an example for her children how to be strong through adversity.  

The Ada boys soccer team lost 8-2 at home to state-ranked Northwest Conference rival Bluffton Tuesday night, September 28, at War Memorial Stadium.

The Bulldogs dropped to 3-5-3 overall and 0-2-1 in NWC play with the defeat. The Pirates, 10th in the Div. III state rankings, improved to 8-2 and 3-0 in the NWC with the win.

The six-time defending NWC champion Pirates have won 33 league matches in a row. 

Kaden Basil tallied the first goal 40 seconds into the match on a Jude Spallinger assist. Nolan Hoffman then put Bluffton ahead 2-0 on a goal at the 5:45 mark from Basil.

Ohio Northern University reports that its Fall ’21 enrollment and retention numbers have markedly risen, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

• Overall enrollment rose 10.7%, to 3,116 students, the most attending since Fall 2015.
• First-year students total 738. They represent the largest freshman cohort in 13 years.
• First-year retention for the Fall 2020 cohort was 87%, the highest rate since Fall 2013.

Administrators find several factors contributed to ONU’s strong enrollment and retention numbers:

Buckeye East Coffee Shop, 123 E Buckeye Ave, celebrated a Grand Opening on Saturday, September 25 with a ribbon cutting ceremony courtesy of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Dave Retterer did the honors and a ceremonial and functional broom was presented to the owners.