By Leland Crouse [email protected] Small Town Sampler Betty Miller
13 May 1992 - The Ada Herald
Depending on your age you called it the racket store, the five and ten, the dime store or the variety store. If you had a nickel or a dollar you could leave the store with two or three items.
Leona Pope, 83, died on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at 11:45 a.m. at her residence in Ada.
She was born on March 10, 1936, in Magoffin County, Kentucky, to the late Burton and Della (Marshall) Patton. Leona was previously married to James Pope on Oct. 19, 1955, and they divorced, he preceded her in death in 2016.
Leona was a homemaker. She was a member of the Ada Pentecostal Church and played the tambourine at church. She also enjoyed being outdoors, gardening and playing the spoons. Leona loved her grandkids, family and her dog, Sissy.
Renovation of the Ada Municipal Building is on track except for the elevator - you can see the incompleted elevator and shaft here. Flooring projects on each of the building's levels can't proceed until the elevator is installed, which is now estimated for sometime in November.
Ada Community Improvement Corp (CIC), will hold a special meeting at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Depot, according to Eileen Peterman, CIC secretary.
The meeting is to "present a motion for CIC to enter into an agreement consistent with the general terms set forth in the real estate purchase agreement between Ada Boyz, LLC, and Ada Area Community Improvement Corporation."
The property is located at the Ada Industrial Park.
This meeting follows a special Ada council meeting held Thursday, which centered on the same subject.
This story covers Ada HS boys' and girls' soccer and Ada volleyball all-NWC selections - By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Three Ada boys were named to the All-Northwest Conference soccer first team as voted by the league coaches recently in Delphos.
Bulldog seniors Isaac Spar and Skylar Williams, as well as junior leading scorer Jacob Poling, were all named first team all-league.
Bulldog senior Nicholas Kamatali was voted second team all-league.
Ada senior Wyatt Rettig and freshman keeper Grant Preston wwere each named honorable mention All-NWC.
