
September 2024


Why you should shop local for the holidays and beyond
Various components come together to make the holiday season a festive time of year. There is a lot to get done in a short amount of time during the holiday season, and part of that includes shopping for all of the family members and friends on your shopping list. Shopping can be a complicated process that involves identifying which stores will be the best places to shop. Local retailers make the perfect place to shop for holiday items.

“Take me home, country road…”
The Mennonite Homes Communities of Ohio has four“campuses”inBluffton, which provide a continuum of care for seniors, and others, from all over the general area, including a good number of residents, over the years, who have come from the Ada area. And the activities for residents, at these campuses, are tremendously varied.

Beatitude’s Re-Prom Party with a Purpose
‘Bee’ there! Or, ‘bee’ square! Ada’s Beatitude’s bunch is at it again. Known for their, at times, somewhat zany, fun-loving themed fundraisers (with Deb Curlis ‘beeing’ often the main ‘brainstormbee’), and such, this October will see yet another of these outsidethe-lines events.

Pirates defeat Mustang boys soccer
HARROD — Bluffton’s boys soccer team rolled by Allen East Monday 7-0 in a Northwest Conference game. Jackson Braun scored a pair of goals for the Pirates (4-6) and had two assists.

Polar Bears score late to defeat Tigers
WAYNESFIELD – The Hardin Northern football team scored a fourth quarter touchdown in the final minutes, then tacked on the winning two-point conversion to post a crucial 21-20 Northwest Central Conference win Friday night.

Ada gridders crown Royals
BLOOMDALE – Friday the 13th was not bad luck for the Ada football team but it was for winless Elmwood as the Bulldogs ran away from the Royals in the second half to post a 43-14 win in their first-ever Blanchard Valley Conference meeting last weekend.
Ada Girls Soccer/ Riverdale
Falcons shut out Ada girls By Cort Reynolds CherryRoad Media Correspondent MT. BLANCHARD – The visiting Ada girls soccer team fell behind early and lost 7-0 at North Central Ohio Soccer Association power Riverdale Thursday evening.
Hardin Northern golfers third
RIDGEDALE — Hardin Northern’s golf team finished third in the Ridgedale Invitational Thursday. The Polar Bears finished third with a school record score of 371 for 18 holes.