Ada News

By Justin Lofton Staff Writer Ada Artists Association is wrapping up its 2009 Fall Exhibit at Ada Public Library.

A car donated to a church to raise funds for a charitable organization was vandalized Monday night.

An Ada attorney who has surrendered his license to practice law has been charged along with his wife with embezzlement.

A statewide " Vaccination Blitz" is scheduled this Saturday, November 7, as Oklahoma's county health departments work to vaccinate as many Oklahomans against H1N1 flu as time and vaccine supplies allow.

A three-day course designed to train individuals to mediate business and employment matters will be held in Ada from Wednesday, Nov.

On Tuesday the Oklahoma Highway Patrol presented service awards at the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training Facility in Ada.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a Wewoka man was arrested in the weekend stabbing death of his brother - then released when investigators found support for a claim of self defense.

Relatives, friends and descendants of John D. and Pearl Smith Hudson met Saturday, Oct.

Award-winning author Neal Shusterman will spend the coming week in Ada. As a successful novelist, screenwriter and television writer, Shusterman is known for his books such as "Everlost," "The Shadow Club" and "The Schwa was Here." He has written for the "Goosebumps" and "Animorphs" television series and authored the Disney Channel original movie ...

ADA a ' A long-time Ada attorney and his wife are accused of embezzling money from deceased clientsa TM estates intended for East Central University.

The Ada Boys and Girls Club will be participating in Make a Difference Day on Saturday, Oct.

Ada Public Library hosts the exhibit "Held on the Homefront" on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 3-6 p.m. The exhibit fee is paid for by Ada Library Friends.

Tickets go on sale Nov. 16 at Gem Jewelers, 101 W. Main, for "The Nutcracker." The cost is $25 per seat, with all seats reserved.

A motorist who created havoc on the streets of Pauls Valley last week came to the end of his road and now faces additional criminal charges in a neighboring county.

An Ada man was arrested after he allegedly raped a woman Sunday. Ada Police Sergeant Phillip Wood responded to the call in the 100 block S. Hope.

Police in Ardmore have issued a Silver Alert for a missing 85-year-old woman. Police say June Brooks disappeared from her home sometime during the night Monday or early Tuesday.

Fentem Hall is at the Northern gateway of East Central University's campus and as the home of Continuing Education and Community Services and ECU's Child Development Center, it attracts a lot of people.

President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.

Three Ada residents accused of robbing a local convenience store at gunpoint were recently sentenced to serve time with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

The Chickasaw Nation announces the World Championship Rodeo Bullfight Finals and Concert to be held in the Pontotoc County Agri-plex in Ada.