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Save the dates

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Still updating your calendar for 2025? Check out all the "save the date" items on our "What Brings You to Ada?" listing on the Classifieds page. Got more items to suggest? Email [email protected].

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Creation of missing persons working group announced

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, January 14, 2025

COLUMBUS—On January 12, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the creation of a working group to examine how missing persons cases are investigated and offer recommendations for improvement.

Members of the new Missing Persons Working Group will review and study Ohio’s resources and response to adult and juvenile missing persons cases including database usage, law enforcement staffing and training, and investigation best practices.

The Missing Persons Working Group will convene its first meeting at the Ohio Department of Public Safety on January 23, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Recommendations are expected to be issued at the end of April.

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$7.5M in campus safety grants awarded to Ohio colleges and universities

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, January 14, 2025

COLUMBUS__On January 13, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that 28 colleges and universities in Ohio will receive a total of $7.5 million in funding for security projects that enhance the safety of students and staff.

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February 16 Purse Raffle announced by academic and music boosters

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, January 14, 2025

The 13th annual Ada Academic Boosters and Ada Music Boosters Purse Raffle will be held on Sunday, February 16 at 2:00 p.m. in the Ballroom at McIntosh Center on the campus of Ohio Northern University.

A reserved table for 8 is $300 (best deal). A reserved half table for 4 is $160. Individual tickets (not reserved seats, provided first come, first served) are $40 each. Ticket may be purchased at https://adamusicboosters24-25.square.site/

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2025 Girl Scout cookie sales have begun

Posted by Staff on Monday, January 13, 2025

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio has kicked off the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie season, "a time when Girl Scouts everywhere build their entrepreneurial skills as they find new and inventive ways to sell cookies, unboxing brighter futures for themselves."

Girl Scout Cookie season runs through March 16. Watch for girls taking orders this month, and visit gswo.org/findcookies/ to sign up for notifications. Cookie booths begin February 14.

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Bulldog boys basketball scorched by hot hand of USV’s Underwood

Posted by Staff on Sunday, January 12, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada High School boys basketball team lost to the red-hot shooting of visiting arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 66-50 in the annual non-conference grudge match on Saturday, January 11.

Ram senior Maddox Underwood drove and shot his way to a game-high 31 points to pace the victors. The athletic guard made 10 two-pointers, hit two treys and added five foul shots.

The Bulldogs fell to 9-5 after the defeat. USV improved to 7-5 with the road win. The Rams have won seven of their last nine games after an 0-3 start.
“They wanted it more than us, they were more physical,” said Ada head coach Chris Sautter. “They just wanted it more.”

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