August 2024

Ohio Weekly Gas Price Update

Average gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 17.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.20/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. Prices in Ohio are 38.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 26.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 3.2 cents in the last week and stands at $3.67 per gallon, a multi-year low.

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The origins of video games

The worldwide gaming market is a multi-billion dollar industry. Statista reports that revenue from video games was estimated at almost $347 billion US in 2022, and the mobile gaming market generated an estimated $248 billion US of that total. While digital games like “Call of Duty” and “The Legend of Zelda” series are commonplace today, that wasn’t always the case. Video games are a relatively recent invention. The American Physics Society says that in October 1958, physicist William Higinbotham, who was part of the Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Instrumentation group, invented what is believed to be the first video game. His game mimicked tennis play and was called “Tennis for Two.” Higinbotham was not a game designer by trade; he specialized in nuclear arms control. Higinbotham never patented his creation, and it was bought by Sanders Associates. Sanders Associates received the first patent for a video game in 1964. That was eventually bought by the gaming company Magnavox, which began producing video game systems in the early 1970s. The company’s Magnavox Odyssey console was the first ever video game system, says The Computer Museum of America. The Museum of Play cites “Pong” from Atari as the first video game to garner wide attention. Pong arrived in 1972 and first appeared in arcade machines. The home version was introduced in 1975. Much like Higinbotham’s “Tennis for Two” years earlier, Pong was a simple tennis-like game.

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“Vigilante for Kids!”

…amidst the most nightmare of scenarios It was an absolute nightmare scenario… A number of years ago, police were called to a room in a motel in a hardscrabble part of Lima. When they arrived, a known area prostitute there and high on cocaine.

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Military Appreciation Night at September 6th Football Game

Information from the Ada Bulldogs social media page Join us on Friday, September 6th at 7 PM as we honor our heroes during the football game against Arlington! Veterans and Active Duty Service Members are invited to join us on the field for the National Anthem. Free Admission for all Veterans and Active Duty Military! Let’s come together as a community to show our gratitude for those who have served and continue to serve our country.

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DARLENE CASPER

Darlene Casper, age 91, of Buchanan, Michigan formerly of Ada, Ohio peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at her residence. She was born on March 28, 1933 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hanson-Neely-Allison Funeral & Cremation Services, Ada

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