Splish, splash. Three-year-old Drew Mowery enjoys a flooded sidewalk in front of his home on Monday. He could run barefoot in the water without getting rained on. The village was testing water pressure nearby, so for a few minutes the sidewalk, grass, and driveway at the Mowery home were soaked with water. But the fun soon ended when the water dissipated. Click here for the "geyer" photo. (Photos by Monty Siekerman)
A geyser in Ada? Free car washes? Nope, village employees were checking water pressure in several parts of town on Monday. Here, water squirts high into the air from a hydrant in the 300 block of West North Avenue. Good pressure is evident at this location. To see how much fun this caused, click here. (Monty Siekerman photo)
A public auction takes place Thursday, Aug. 23, starting at 3 p.m., at 4580 Township Road 29, Bluffton. Marilyn and Ronald Heldman, owners.
Includes antiques, primitives, old items and collectibles, household goods and miscellanous items, plus Allis Chalmers tractor, Case skid steer, John Deere riding tractor.
Trent W. Farthing, is the auctioneer. The attachment at the bottom of this story lists auction items.
May 1928 the Ada Kiwanis painted “ADA” in 16 foot letters on the town hall roof for an airplane guide. Clyde Elder and J.L. Ferrell did the painting. Will Rodgers offered to pay the national bill for all signs of three letters or less.
After claiming back-to-back regular season conference titles in 2016 and 2017, the Ohio Northern women's soccer team has been selected by the 10 Ohio Athletic Conference head coaches to claim the regular season title again this year. The team is ranked 8th nationally.
Last season, Northern won both the 2017 OAC regular season and tournament titles and posted a 20-2-2 overall record with an undefeated 9-0-0 mark in the conference loop.
