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September 2019

Ada's trick-or-treat night is Oct. 31

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 19, 2019

Mayor David Retterer announced that Ada's village trick-or-treat night will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31.

The Ada Kiwanis Club Halloween parade is Monday, Oct. 28. Watch the Icon for more details on the parade coming soon. Here's a photo from last year's Halloween parade.

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Major street work

SR 235 and SR 309 become one-lane at times
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 19, 2019

Two major Ada streets are involved in major pavement repairs this week.

The project also includes installation of curb ramps and concrete sidewalks within the village of Ada.

On South Main the grinding takes the street down to the former brick Main Street of a century ago. A photo below reveals about 6 inches of pavement laid over the years since the street was bricked.

The streets are:
• State Route 81 between the western village limits and Township Road 55
• State Route 235 between the northern village limits and State Route 309

The work has turned much of Main Street into a one-lane roadway.

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Patricia Kipker was a retired Ada EMT and Paramedic

Was also a Hardin Hills Nursing Health Center, Kenton, nurse
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 19, 2019

Patricia H. Kipker, 77, died on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, at 5:43 p.m. at her residence in Ada.

She was born on Jan. 15, 1942 in Lima, Ohio, to the late Robert and Catherine (McNamara) Dimond.  On Nov. 7, 1961, Patricia married Louis L. Kipker, Jr. and he survives in Ada.

Patricia retired from Hardin Hills Nursing Health Center, Kenton, where she worked as a nurse. She was also a volunteer EMT and Paramedic for Ada Emergency Services. 

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Here’s the ONU weekly sports round up

Posted by LizGH on Thursday, September 19, 2019

Here is a report of Ohio Northern University fall sport events since Saturday.

Men's soccer
Junior Zach Yoder (Goshen, Ind./Northridge) scored in the 71st minute to lead the Ohio Northern men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory at NAIA foe Huntington (Ind.) on Monday afternoon at King Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 4-2-1 with their third consecutive win.

The Foresters, who received votes in the latest NAIA poll, fall to 5-2-1 after seeing their 4-match win streak snapped.

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Oh, boy, here it comes! Harvest and Herb Festival

Over 150 craft booths, lots of food, large parade, kid's area, crowning of a queen
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 18, 2019

It’s Harvest and Herb Festival weekend in Ada, with the event set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on Main Street.

The 34th annual Ada Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored festival should draw a large crowd. It will offer over 150 craft vendors (and growing daily), a kid’s area, parade, crowning of a festival queen and many food booths.

Helicopter flyover
Several new features are part of this year’s festival. The feature making the most noise is a scheduled flyover by a St. Rita’s-Mercy Health helicopter to signal the start of the 10 a.m. parade.

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Bulldog kickers run win streak to 6; Poling scores 3

Williams netted a pair of goals and Conley added the other score
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 18, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
NEW KNOXVILLE - Despite an eight-day layoff, the Ada boys soccer team stayed hot on a warm Tuesday evening at New Knoxville.

The visiting Bulldog boys crushed the non-conference foe Rangers 6-1 to earn their sixth straight victory. Ada has not lost since August 21 at Kenton.

With the win, the Bulldog record improved to 6-2-1.

Junior Jacob Poling tallied another hat trick to pace the onslaught. Senior Skyler Williams netted a pair of goals and Carter Conley added the other score.     

Senior Isaac Spar dished out three assists. Isaac Williams and Andrew Rush each passed out one assist.

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Ada spikers edged in 5-set epic at AE

Kyleigh Tabor: "It was a very competitive, hard-fought battle, especially the fifth set"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 18, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - The visiting Ada volleyball team lost a marathon five-set battle to backyard rival Allen East in a seesaw Northwest Conference thriller Tuesday evening.

The Lady Bulldogs took a two sets to one lead, but the Mustang girls rallied to win the fourth set and force a decisive fifth game. AE then took the final set in extra time to clinch the hard-fought victory.

The purple and gold dropped to 4-7 and 0-3 in the NWC with the tough-luck defeat. AE improved to 5-2 and 1-1 in league play with the 25-22, 25-27, 19-25, 25-18, 17-15 comeback victory.

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Police report for Sept. 12-16

Posted by LizGH on Wednesday, September 18, 2019

The following Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff’s office. They cover Sept. 12-16:

Sept. 12
Fire alarm, 509 W. Lincoln Ave.
Investigate complaint, 801 S. Gilbert St.
Suspicious person, 403 Grand Ave.
Traffic stop, 205 N. Main St.
Medical emergency, 132 S. Main St.
Investigation, 210 N. Main St.
Investigate complaint, 426 W. Lima Ave.
Animal call, 527 Liberty St.
Investigate complaint, 569 E. Lincoln Ave.
Traffic stop, Johnson St.

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Photo highlights from Ada vs. USV football

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Sue Mattson shares the following photos with the Icon of the Ada versus Upper Scioto Valley football game played at USV on Saturday.

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Aftermath of World War One series continues

Dr. Karl Roider's next talk Wednesday at the public library
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 17, 2019

The second of five talks on the aftermath of World War One takes place at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the Ada Public Library. Dr. Karl Roider leads the series. This week’s subject is “United States.”

The final three talks are Sept. 25, Russia; Oct. 2, Middle East; and Oct. 9, Return to Normalcy. The talks are free and open to the public.

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