Ada News

Information submitted VAN WERT - The Van Wert County Engineering Department is pleased to announce the addition of Kory E. Thatcher to serve in the position of Assistant County Engineer under current County Engineer Kyle J. Wendel.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Calvelage, of Bluffton, are celebrating 40 years of marriage today, May 20, 2012.

He made it official Thursday as he announced his intention to head to Ohio Northern University in Ada and wrestle for Polar Bear head man Ron Beaschler.

Twenty members of Ada Senior Citizens had a sociable lunch Wednesday, May 9 at the Ram's Roost in McGuffey and then traveled to the Van Deurzen dairy farm in rural Alger.

Following a public viewing of two Rutland Township roads and a public meeting on Thursday, the Meigs County Commissioners approved the vacation of both roads.

A suspect arrested for breaking into vehicles escaped while still in handcuffs from an Ada Police officer late Tuesday, according to a bulletin issued by the Ohio Northern University Security Department.

Jamie E. Kellner, daughter of William and A. Joy Kellner of New Waterford, received honors recognition on April 28 at Ohio Northern University in Ada.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rau, of Bluffton, will celebrate 60 years of marriage June 14, 2012.

Ada Dr. Albert Tewfik Awad, 83, died at 2:52 p.m. May 3, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center.

Three people facing high-level felonies over the overdose death of a Lima teenager last year have asked a judge to push back their trial dates.

By ERIC SCHAADT Staff Writer ARLINGTON -- Finding four discarded toilets along Cumberland, Liberty and Union streets in Arlington on Wednesday could mean only one thing.