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Explosive Pirates run past Bulldogs in rivalry battle

By Cort Reynolds

Host Ada could not contain the big-play rushing attack of traditional local rival Bluffton, and lost a 34-14 Northwest Conference clash on a warm Friday night, September 17,  at War Memorial Stadium.

The Pirates tallied touchdowns on two 64-yard runs and a 39-yarder, and added a 74-yard non-scoring rush as well.

The Bulldogs fell to 1-4 and 0-2 in the NWC with the defeat. 

Bluffton improved to 4-1 and 1-1 in league play with the win.

"Give Bluffton credit, they played hard and are a good team," said first-year Ada head coach Toby Smith. "We made too many mistakes in the first half. 

Weekend Doctor: Mental Health in the Medical Community During COVID-19

The Covid pandemic has brought about new challenges to the medical community and society as a whole. There have been times where we were forced to give up rights and do things we are not comfortable doing. We as Americans do not give up our rights freely and will definitely put up a fight whenever we feel our rights are being infringed. We have fights over why we would or should wear a mask. Fights over vaccines and if they should be mandated. Fights over schools and how the school year should be laid out, if the kids should wear masks, should we have full sessions, etc.

2020 Census Data for Ada available online

2020 U.S. Decennial Census data is now available at Ada, Ohio Data Profile.

Information that has been updated includes:

General Demographic Characteristics

Selected Social Characteristics

Selected Economic Characteristics

Selected Housing Characteristics

Cort Reynolds' favorite quotes about Larry Bird

Bluffton Icon sports writer Cort Reynolds recounts and ranks his favorite Larry Bird quotes in "My favorite quotes about Larry Bird," an SB Nation-Boston Celtics blog. 

The articles was named "Best of SB Nation" for Sept. 14.

Liberty St Boil water ADVISORY LIFTED

From the Village of Ada:

The Boil Advisory HAS BEEN LIFTED as of 12:00 p.m. Friday, September 17, 2021 that was issued for Liberty Street on Wednesday, September 15, 2021.

We appreciate your patience while waiting for the problem to resolve.  It is recommended to flush the lines in your home for a few minutes.

For more information, please contact the Village of Ada at 419-634-4045

 

Ada schools update COVID safety policy

The Ada Exempted Village School District issued the following COVID safety policy update on September 16:

Dear Bulldog Community,

With elevated COVID cases in Hardin County and the rise in cases at Ada, the district has revised the COVID Safety Plan to help mitigate the spread of the virus. 

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