November 2023

POLICY UPDATE BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024

FREE ADS Include help wanted, garage sales, card of thanks, lost and found, wanted, and free items. Non-profit events of interest are free for 10 days.

$1/DAY ADS Items for sale and ticketed events. Items for sale including cars, trucks, real estate or business services. Please provide up to 75 words for $1/day, minimum 10 days. Includes clickable links and phone numbers, one attachement (jpg. png or pdf).

Items may be posted to one or both Icons.

E-mail ads to [email protected] or [email protected]. (No phone calls.) Payment must be received in advance. Payable by credit card or by check to Bluffton Icon, P.O. Box 31, Bluffton, OH 45817.

Heartbeat of Hardin County is having their $2.00 Jewelry Sale on Nov. 30 from 2:00-7:00 p.m., Dec. 1 from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., and Dec. 2 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 pm at its office, 220 E. Franklin St., Kenton, Ohio.  

By Paula Scott

The Ada Village Council met on Tuesday, November 21 to hear from the public, consider legislation and receive staff reports. The meeting was conducted by Mayor Dave Retterer. Councilor Jason Campbell’s absence was excused by vote of council.

Notice to all Hardin County dog owners: every dog three months of age and older must have a dog license. The fee for a 2024 tag is $20.00 and the fee for a kennel license is $100.00.

Dog tags may be purchased from the following Ada businesses between December 1 and January 3:

• Ada Animal Hospital
• Middlefield Banking Co.

If such application for registration is not filed and said fee paid on or before January 31, 2024, the County Auditor shall assess a penalty of $20.00 on a dog license and $100.00 on a kennel license. Anyone found harboring an unlicensed dog after the 31st of January shall be cited into court.