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Red Cross blood drive Jan. 15 at ONU

Ada's next Red Cross blood drive is Thursday, Jan. 15, from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ohio Northern University McIntosh Center Activities Room, 525 S. Main St.

Lima YMCA and ONU health screening Jan. 24

The Lima Family YMCA is partnering with Activate Allen County and Ohio Northern University to offer help adults find out if they are at risk for developing type II diabetes.

A free fasting glucose screenings will be offered between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday,  Jan. 24, at the Lima YMCA located at 345 S. Elizabeth St.  

The screening is free and open to the first 100 individuals who register for the event. This is a fasting screening so participants must fast for 12 hours before the screening. To register or if you have any additional questions, call 419-221-5035 today.

Emergency Readiness with the Red Cross

Join us at the Ada Library on Thursday, January 22nd at 6p.m. to learn a little bit about how to be prepared for emergency situations. Folks will learn how to make an Emergency Preparedness Kit in this class, taught by a representative of the American Red Cross.

Program is FREE!

 

Ada police log

January 5
-          Traffic stop Warning for Equipment & Curfew Violation
-          Traffic stop Warning for Speed & Equipment
-          Assist EMS on W Lima Ave
-          Handled Parking Complaint on S Simon St

January 6
-          Traffic stop Warning for Marked Lanes
-          Handled Animal Complaint on Franklin, Report taken for Nuisance Dog
-          Handled Domestic Trouble Complaint on W Buckeye Ave
-          Assist Other Agency

There's a lot of folks who look pretty familiar in this Wilson video

It's down to four teams: Green Bay, New England, Seattle and Indianapolis.

But no matter who makes the trip to the Super Bowl, Ada will in on every play. Wilson Football recently created a brief video of the Ada Wilson factory.

Click now to view the video.

Maybe you are in the video - or know someone who is.

Every NFL game ball that's appeared in Super Bowl competition has been made at the Wilson Football Factory in Ada.

Local band "Mississippi Bones," will release album this year

The band, Mississippi Bones, which includes musicians from Ada and other Hardin County communities, recently signed for a vinyl release with Bilocation Records, according to Dusty Donley of the group.

Their album 'Songs for the Rejects, Slackers & Rabble Rousers' will be out during 2015 on hand numbered, limited edition high performance 180g vinyl.

Members of the band are: Jared Collins, vocals; Dusty Donley of Ada, guitar; Derik Dunson, guitar; Jason Rector, bass; Jason Miller, drums; and Heather Collins, backing up vocalist.

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