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Obituary for Joktan Reu Downing

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Joktan Reu Downing, age 32, of Kenton, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo.

Joktan was born on April 10, 1990, in Kenton, Ohio to Robert E. Downing, Jr.  and Betty (Slayton) Dunlap.  His father, Robert survives in Kenton, and his mother and stepfather, Betty and Dean Dunlap survives in Lima.

Also surviving are his seven siblings: Chad Downing, Ashley Gordon, Shannon Storer, Shon Slayton, Dawson Hardy, Ethan Downing, Dean Dunlap, Jr., and Elizabeth Dunlap.

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Holiday hours for Alger Public Library

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

For the Thanksgiving holiday, the Alger Public Library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov 24 and remain closed until Monday, Nov 28 at 10:00 a.m.

All items due will be backdated to November 23. 

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Bulldog boys continue rebuild behind 8 seniors

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

Ada varsity head coach Vince Halliday enters year two of his rebuilding process for the Ada boys basketball program in 2022-23. 

With eight seniors in the fold and a solid, athletic top six rotation, there is cautious optimism that this year's team could be much improved. 

Eight lettermen and four senior starters return from a Bulldog team that finished 4-19 overall and 0-8 in Northwest Conference play. Ada dropped their last 15 games after a promising 4-4 start. 

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Highway patrol looks to reduce fatal crashes during holiday weekend

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

COLUMBUS--As Ohio residents and visitors make their way to see family and friends this Thanksgiving, Ohio troopers will be making sure motorists are taking the proper safety measures by driving sober, not driving distracted, and wearing their safety belt.

Troopers will be highly visible and cracking down on those driving impaired and those failing to wear a safety belt from Wednesday, November 23 at midnight through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 27.

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Brian Smith to retire from Bon Secours Mercy Health

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

CINCINNATI--Brian Smith, Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) president, announced today that he will retire December 31, 2022, after more than three decades of Mission-focused, operational excellence.

Smith joined the Human Resources (HR) department at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima in 1990, focused on making St. Rita’s a place where associates would want to work and providers would want to practice. He served in a variety of HR roles over his 22 years at St. Rita’s, before moving into hospital operations.

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Bulldogs girls basketball nipped by Cory

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada girls basketball team fell behind early at local rival Cory-Rawson, then rallied before losing 49-45 in a non-league battle Tuesday night.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 0-2 with the defeat, while C-R improved to 2-1 with the close victory.

"The main thing that hurt us is turnovers and we didn't consistently execute offensively, especially when we needed to," noted first-year head coach Zack Ricker. 

"We were in foul trouble again and we just essentially made too many mistakes," he added. 

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