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Bulldog wrestlers face AE, Parkway

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, January 21, 2022

The Ada High School wrestling team battled rivals Allen East and Parkway in a meet featuring four teams at Coldwater on Tuesday night, January 18.

The Bulldog grapplers lost to the Mustangs 61-12, and were defeated by Parkway 60-21.

"Wrestling a good team like Allen East requires you to do all the little things right," said Ada head coach Eric Perkins.  "They have some experienced guys who have been very successful in high school wrestling that are going to take advantage of every opportunity you give them."

The two Ada wins vs. powerhouse AE both came by forfeit at 126 lbs. for Rowan West, and at 132 lbs. for Trevor McGue.

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Liberty Township 2021 financial reports

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, January 21, 2022

Liberty Township, Hardin County has released the following reports for 2021:

  • Comparison of Budgeted and Actual Receipts
  • Comparison of Disbursements and Encumbrances With Expenditure Authority

The reports include the following:

 

General funds received (primarily property taxes)

$182,540 Budgeted

$186,736 Actual receipts

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$4,196 Variance

 

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Mobile home fire on Lincoln Ave.

Photos by Ken Collins
Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, January 21, 2022

Updated January 22.

The Ada-Liberty Fire Department was dispatched to a mobile home fire at 546 East Lincoln Avenue, Lot 5, shortly after 10 a.m. on January 21, 2022.

EMS chief Tom Miller reported that there were no injuries.

Officer John Iten of the Ada Police Department reported that the resident who escaped the fire did not know its cause.

Homes on both sides of the fire were damaged and the residents displaced; assistance was provided by the Red Cross.

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Fireside Fridays return to the Inn

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, January 21, 2022

Mark you calendar, Fireside Friday is back at The Inn at ONU, beginning on January 28 from 5-8:00 p.m. Dean Altstaetter will be performing. (It's on the Icon calendar.)

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Landon Blankenship graduated from Ada High School

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, January 20, 2022

Landon A. Blankenship, 20, of Ada, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022.

He was born on December 17, 2001, in Charleston, WV to Allen and Kelli (Frame) Blankenship, who both survive in Ada.

Landon was a member of The Bridge Church, Lima. He loved sports, fishing, working out and spending time with his friends. He had a big heart and loved many and was loved by many as well.

Landon was a 2020 graduate of Ada High School, where he played on the football team, and worked part-time at Ohio Northern University  in Food Services.

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Ada man killed in Sunday auto accident

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, January 20, 2022

An Ada resident was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Logan County, Ohio on the morning of January 16, 2022. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal crash involving Landon A. Blankenship, 20, who was pronounced dead after the 5:53 a.m. crash. Blankenship was the only occupant of the 2012 Nissan Quest minivan.

The crash occurred when Blankenship was traveling on North Main St. near Lake Ave. in West Mansfield. At a curve in the road, the minivan went off the left side of the pavement and continued off the road until striking a tree. The extensively damaged minivan became engulfed in flames. 

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