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![Jake Cantrell talks in an oilfield](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0535_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![The city water tower stands high above Ada, Oklahoma](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0622-2_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![A tiger statue is set atop a fountain at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0766_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![Naresh Juneja operates a 3D printer in his office](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0784_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![Trees offer shade in Wintersmith Park in Ada, Oklahoma](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0845_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![Amber Ransom leans against a fence](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0820_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![A mural in downtown Ada, Oklahoma, recognizes the city's notable musicians.](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0892_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![Tina Davis sits in her office at Pontotoc Technology Center](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0568_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![Banners for East Central University hang on lightposts in downtown Ada, Okklahoma](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0753_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![Cody Tucker and his son stand near some sunflowers at their home](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0885_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![The McSwain Theater is a landmark in downtown Ada, Oklahoma](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0566_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![The scoreboard at Ada High School lists the school's many state champions over the years.](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0842_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![Guy Sewell explains something to students in a lab at ECU](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0700_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
![A creative way of showing school pride with a chainlink fence in Ada, Oklahoma](https://ruralinnovation.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_0628_edit-2100x1400.jpg)
The Center on Rural Innovation spotlights Ada in the third piece of its “Portraits of a community” series — the first installments featured Taos, New Mexico and Springfield, Vermont. These stories intend to shine a light on the people who make up the unique ecosystems within CORI’s Rural Innovation Network, which connects rural leaders and advocates around the country to accelerate their learning and amplify their work on the ground.
You can read that story here:
It doesn't stop here.
Learn more about the people doing exciting and innovative things across rural America with the other pieces of our "Portraits of a community" storytelling series.