Earllier this year Ada had a roaming rooster. Today's animal at large was a calf. This is a screen shot from the Ada Police Department Facebook. Click here to watch the video.
Bluffton police responded to 450 calls for service in November. Among these were a reported break-in to a South Main Street business, a student making threats at Bluffton High School, and a telephone scam.
November 2
Officers responded to an Eastland Drive residence in reference to a mentally ill person.
November 3
A McComb resident reported that while she was in Bluffton for an appointment, items were taken out of her unattended, unlocked vehicle.
(BLUFFTON) - The Lady Pirates have their eyes set on a Northwest Conference crown this season and the first league test came to Pirate Gymnasium Thursday evening in the form of the Crestview Knights. Pirate junior Alivia Koenig sunk the second of two free throws to give Bluffton the winning point in a 40-39 victory to keep the Pirates perfect in conference play at 2-0.
Rameshwar P. Vohra, 87, died Dec. 13, 2017, at 9:09 p.m. at his residence.
Ramesh was born Jan. 30, 1930, in Lylapur, India, to the late Pheraya Lal and Leeladevi Vohra who preceded him in death. He was raised by his father and step-mother Dayawanti Prakash Vohra. On June 2, 1956, he married Sunita Rani Vohra who preceded him in death on Dec. 4, 2016.
Rameshwar worked as an engineer in communications and signal machines. He later became a businessman in jewelry and furniture and then retired in 1990.
FROM ADA ICON - It doesn’t matter who wins this year’s NFL Super Bowl.
Everyone wins at the party in Ada on Super Bowl Eve. It’s Saturday, Feb. 3. The party is the second annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival.
Meanwhile, Super Bowl LII takes place in U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn.
Ada’s Feb. 3 festival celebrates Ada’s Wilson Football Factory, sole supplier of footballs for the NFL, and Ada as the football-making Capital of the World.
Like last year, the event ends with a large football drop at midnight in the Ada railroad park.
Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary offers one-of-a-kind holiday treats while supplies last. Available at the hospital gift shop are Blazing Rods. They are holiday-themed chocolate covered pretzels available for a suggested donation of three for $5. Proceeds benefit the Women's Center of Bluffton Hospital.
