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Ohio Northern University to dedicate Kerscher Stadium Oct. 17

Ohio Northern University will formally dedicate the newly renovated track and field and soccer complex as “Kerscher Stadium” during a ceremony prior to the ONU women’s soccer game against Capital University on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 2:15 p.m.

The stadium is named in honor of Robert Kerscher and his wife, Barbara Kerscher. Robert Kerscher, a member of the ONU Board of Trustees, is the founder, retired chair and chief executive officer of Lexi-Comp Inc., an Ohio-based medical publisher.

He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Ohio Northern in 1970 and his MBA from Baldwin Wallace University in 1978. He received an honorary degree from ONU in 2014.

Ada homecoming tradition "reignited" - here's proof

Story and photo by Carl Wilkerson
Ada tradition reignited – after an almost 20-year lapse. Several hundred Bulldog students, faculty and fans showed up Wednesday night for a rousing homecoming bonfire held in the practice field at the high school.

The students danced and sang and texted to the music of YMCA by The Village People – can you believe that!

The cheerleaders and homecoming court performed several skits for the football team.

The Ada faculty, who were instrumental in bringing back the event, provided donuts, popcorn and drinks.

This guy showed up on Highland

This is Fred (no, not the owner of the Ada Icon) but another guy by that name, who showed up at Beth Howard's home, 403 W. Highland Ave. in a nicely decorated fall/Halloween yard display. Fred advises, "Sit back, relax, enjoy the fine day." (Monty Siekerman photo)

Not one, but six Ada businesses celebrate Saturday grand opening

By Monty Siekerman
It's a mini mall of sorts. Six new businesses celebrated a grand opening Saturday afternoon at 4171 State Route 235, just north of Dollar General.

No department stores, restaurants, or shoe stores are located in this "mall" but you'll find much there.

OWNERS PHOTO AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

Walking Abigail, Abril and Minerva

Tuesday afternoon was a good day to walk a dog...or three. Andrea Chaparro was out with son Ricardo enjoying the fall day at Gilbert St. and Highland Ave with Abigail, a Shetland; Abril, a Boxer; and Minerva, a Pointer. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Village faces uncertainty with rising health care costs

By Amy Eddings

News that the Village of Ada is facing a 19% increase in its employee health insurance premiums went down like cod liver oil at Tuesday night’s council meeting at the village’s offices.

Council members and Mayor David Retterer expressed dismay and alarm at Anthem’s new rates. Under the terms of the renewal, an unmarried Ada village employee with no children would see his or her rate go from $448 a month to $532 a month.  A married village employee with two children would see their monthly cost jump from $1,382 to $1,642.

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