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Ethel Hall worked for RG Dunn Cigar Factory

Posted by Staff on Monday, February 7, 2022

Ethel Hall, age 101, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at 11:49 a.m. at the Kenton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. 

She was born on April 3, 1920, in Magoffin County, Kentucky to Butler and Eva (Spradlin) Dale who preceded her in death.  On March 25, 1961 Ethel married Woodrow Hall and he died on November 26, 1976.

Ethel retired from the RG Dunn Cigar Factory in Lima in June of 1977, after working for 26 years. 

She is survived by a grandson, Steve King; a nephew, Tony (Sue) VanHoose; and four stepchildren:  Dorothy, Bob, Kenny, and Eugene.

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Maxine Isabel McBride worked for the Ada Schools

Posted by Staff on Monday, February 7, 2022

Maxine Isabel McBride, 89, formerly of Ada, Ohio, passed away on January 21, 2022 in Grant, Michigan.

She was born on January 13, 1933 to Thomas and Gertrude (Bullock) Deringer in Lima, OH. She graduated from Ada High School in 1951. On November 16, 1958 she married Howard McBride in Ada, Ohio and he preceded her in death in March 2002.

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Bulldog boys to face St. Henry in sectional 1st round

Ada seeded 12th 
Posted by Staff on Monday, February 7, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School boys basketball team was seeded 12th out of 14 teams at the Wapakoneta Div. IV district draw held Sunday, February 6.

The Bulldog boys (4-15) will travel to Coldwater to take on eighth-seeded St. Henry (10-8) Tuesday, Feb. 22. Tip-off for the sectional first round matchup is set for 7 p.m. 

The winner advances to the sectional final round to face top seed New Bremen (14-3) in Coldwater Friday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. 

The four sectional winners from Coldwater and St. Marys advance to the Wapakoneta district March 1/4.

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Rotary club and history class combined

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, February 7, 2022

On Tuesday, January 25 the Ada Rotary Club welcomed Russ Crawford, Professor of History at ONU, and 16 members of his local history class to the club's weekly meeting.

Club members learned about class content and had the opportunity to interact with the students.

In other Rotary Club news, the Ada chapter was awarded funds for registering how many members are vaccinated for COVID-19. The club, in turn, donated the funds to the following charitable concerns:

$500 to Beatitudes community center, 210 N. Main St.

$500 to Christmas Outreach program at Ada campus of Delphos First Assembly Church

$200 to District 6710 Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund

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Kesler, Dean first-place finishers at Indiana Wesleyan Midwest Classic

By Wes Mayberry, onusports.com
Posted by Staff on Monday, February 7, 2022

The Ohio Northern University men's indoor track and field team scored first-place finishes in two events and second-place finishes in three others Saturday, February 5, at the Indiana Wesleyan Midwest Classic at Troyer Fieldhouse.

Marian (Ind.), Bethel (Ind.), St. Francis (Ind.), Huntington (Ind.), Goshen (Ind.), Indiana Wesleyan, Grace (Ind.) and Taylor (Ind.) also competed in Saturday's meet, which did not keep team scores.

The Polar Bears (9-0) were led by junior Hunter Kesler (Oakwood/Paulding) and freshman Jordan Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela Saint Joseph), who posted first-place finishes in the 200 meters and 400 meters, respectively.

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No due date

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, February 7, 2022

The Ada Public Library, 320 N. Main, has a wide array of books with no due date. How's that? Just across from the circulation desk are used books for sale. Proceeds benefit your local library.

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