Ada Herald
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | CherryRoad Media |
| Editor | Steven Coburn-Griffi |
| Founded | 1885 |
Ceased publication | 2025 |
| Headquarters | 229 N Main St, Ada, Hardin County, Ohio 45810 |
| OCLC number | 16701983 |
| Website | adaherald |
The Ada Herald was an Ohio weekly newspaper covering Hardin County and parts of Allen and Hancock counties.
History & Ownership
[edit]Starting in June 1885, U.S.G. Cherry, S.B. Wagner, and W.W. Poultney, graduates of Ohio Normal University, started publishing a "monthly review of the school and societies" from the office of the local newspaper, the Ada Record. It was intended to keep alumni of Ohio Normal University up-to-date on university happenings.[1] The publication grew in popularity and became known as the University Herald.[2] M.L. Snyder and Ralph Parlette bought the Herald in 1895[3] and changed its name to the Ada Herald in 1916.[4][5]
Barton Snyder, son of M. L. Snyder, sold the paper to Brown Publishing Co. in 1966.[6] When the Brown Publishing Co. went bankrupt in 2010 the Ada Herald as well as the Van Wert Times Bulletin were purchased for $3.6 million by Delphos Herald Inc.[7][8] In August 2023, Delphos Herald, Inc. sold the newspaper to CherryRoad Media.[9] In 2025, CherryRoad Media closed the paper.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Ada Herald History". The Ada Herald. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ↑ "O.N.U. History". The Lima News. June 27, 1905.
- ↑ "Personals". The Daily Herald. December 13, 1899.
- ↑ "Ada Paper Changes Name". Richwood Gazette. September 7, 1916.
- ↑ The Vedanta Kesari. Sri Ramakrishna Math. 1997. p. 16.
- ↑ "Brown Buys Ada Paper". Xenia Daily Gazette. April 7, 1966.
- ↑ Eltman, Frank (July 31, 2010). "Judge OKs sale of Ohio-based newspaper chain Brown". The Times Recorder.
- ↑ Sanctis, Matt (August 8, 2010). "Court records tell the story of Brown Publishing bankruptcy case". Springfield News-Sun.
- ↑ "CherryRoad Media acquires 8 newspapers, including Times Bulletin". Times Bulletin. August 29, 2023. Archived from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ↑ Gulban, Jeremy (July 31, 2025). "Ada Herald ceases publication". Ada Herald. Archived from the original on August 1, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Ada Herald announces end of publication". Ada Icon. July 31, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2026.