Conley named to 3rd team; Gilbert named District 8 Asst. Coach of the Year
By Cort Reynolds
ADA – Ada High School junior wing Zack Zimmerman was voted to the six-player All-Blanchard Valley Conference first team in boys basketball by the league coaches recently.
The 6-2 Zimmerman led the Bulldogs in scoring at over 16 points per game. He hit several clutch late-game shots, and topped the team in three-point field goals.
He helped lead a young Ada squad to a 14-9 record, a nine-game improvement over the previous season. The Bulldogs also finished a solid 7-3 in their first season as a member of the 11-team league.
Sophomore point guard Carson Conley earned third team All-BVC honors.
By Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team
The idiom known as a big fish in a small pond explains a person who is important or powerful within a small group, but not necessarily known in a larger population. This is a good example of our local officials or citizens versus the Hollywood famous.
Recent science has identified a benefit with omega-fatty acids such as those found in fish. The study was completed in a smaller pond of individuals. The evidence was in a small pond of individuals over the age of 70 years.
Some fish and marine life contain omega-3 fatty acids, specifically eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Omega-3 fatty acids are considered to be the good fats with benefits for your eyes, brain and heart health. Previous studies have shown a beneficial effect of omega-3 fatty acids in reducing the progression of cognitive decline. The omega-3 fatty acid known as alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is found in plants.
In addition to the events posted here for March 2025, Wings Support & Recovery in Kenton is also gearing up for the Sober Adult Prom on April 11: "We are very excited to bring this free event to Hardin County! Along with prom we are offering a Free prom shopping day experience. For this even,t the community members will be able to shop for their prom attire with us at Wings."
Fredrick “Fred” W. Evans, 80, a long-time resident of Ada, went home to the Lord on February 2, 2025 at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. He was born in April of 1944 in Pittsburgh, PA to Edwin Evans of North Lawrence, OH and Elizabeth (Myers) Evans of Ada.
Fred was a proud graduate of the 1962 class of Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst, OH. He was a certificate holder from the Oberlin School of Commerce and he was known for his exacting accounting capabilities in his early business employment.
LIMA — The Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission (LACRPC) has announced that Rebecca Phillips is its new executive director. The vote was made official in a special board meeting with the organization’s executive committee on Feb. 20. Phillips’ new role became effective immediately following the vote.
FINDLAY – Ada sophomore wrestler Cheznie Vieira finished third in the girls 120 lbs. class at the Findlay Northwest sectional tournament on Friday, February 21.
She qualified for the district event March 2 at Findlay with a 22-13 record. A top four sectional finish earns a wrestler district qualification.
As a three seed in her quarter of the 16-wrestler bracket at districts, she will face second seed junior Addilyn Delarber of Defiance Tinora in the first round of the double elimination event.
Vieira won her first sectional match in the eight-wrestler bracket by pin in just 95 seconds.
