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Posted by admin on Friday, August 27, 2021

This photo, from the 1902 publication, "Ada and the O.N.U.: The New and the Old," is of the North School which stood where the fire department is today. (Photo courtesy of David Devier.)

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Bulldog girl kickers lose to Coldwater

Posted by admin on Friday, August 27, 2021

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls soccer team lost a weather-shortened game 6-1 to Coldwater Thursday evening in the home opener on the new synthetic turf field at War Memorial Stadium.

Ada fell to 1-1 with the defeat, while Coldwater improved to 2-0 with the win.

Senior Julia Kamatali scored the lone Lady Bulldog goal.

Cavalier Ava Giere tallied four gols and dished out two assists to pace the victors. Maddie Sheffer and Hope Hemmelgarn netted the other Coldwater scores.

The game was stopped at halftime due to thunderstorms in the area.

The Ada girls host Marion Harding Saturday, August 28 at 1 p.m.

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Ada girls fall to powerful Cavaliers

Posted by admin on Friday, August 27, 2021

By Cort Reynolds

The host Ada volleyball team lost a straight-sets match to undefeated Coldwater on a steamy Thursday evening.

After a competitive start, the Lady Bulldogs fell 25-17, 25-10, 25-7.    

Ada dropped to 1-3 overall and 1-2 at home with the defeat. Meanwhile, Coldwater improved to 5-0 after the sweep.

"The stats don't show it but we played well," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "Coldwater is a really strong team. They are great defensively, and it is very hard to get a kill against them or to put the ball away."

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Weekend Doctor: Please Don't Kiss the Baby

Posted by admin on Friday, August 27, 2021

It’s always a joyful moment when a new baby is born. Everyone in the family wants to come to meet the new addition. A few days later, this precious little baby is struggling to breathe and needs to be in the ICU with RSV bronchiolitis.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is generally a virus present in the winter, usually at its worst in January and February each year. This year, RSV and influenza were conspicuously absent in the winter months. There are likely multiple reasons for this, but the bottom line is that RSV is here now.

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Ada golfers edge Falcons

Posted by admin on Friday, August 27, 2021

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada golf squad defeated Riverdale in a close dual match Wednesday at the Bluffton Golf Course.

The Bulldogs nipped the Falcons, 213-217.

The Ada linksters improved to 4-10 with the win.     

Ada senior Andrew Rush was match medalist with a score of 51. Bulldog senior Dexter Woods was second at 52.

Junior Geddes Klingler carded a 54 to take third for Ada. Senior Kamron Wilkerson shot a 56 to round out the Bulldog scorers.

Sophomore Jack Baumgartner posted a 58, while freshman Wyatt Ferguson added a round of 77.

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Elizabeth Dicus 1935-2021

Posted by admin on Thursday, August 26, 2021

Elizabeth Alvada Dicus, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 10:15 AM at her residence, surrounded by her family.

She was born on July 8, 1935 in Melrose, Ohio to the late Walter John and Mable Emma (Hunt) Sroufe. On April 26, 1952 Alvada married Richard Dicus and he survives in Ada.  

Also surviving are her six children: Richard (Brenda) Dicus of Kenton, Jerome “Jerry” Dicus of Alger, Ronald (Darla) Dicus of Portage, Timothy Dicus of Alger, Christopher (Theresa) Dicus of Susan, VA and Marcia (Larry) White of Lima; twelve grandchildren; several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; and a half sister, Evelyn Paxton of Lakeview.

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