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Event modified due to "public gathering" requirements

The Liberty Belles and Boys 4H Club will hold its sign up date as previously stated in the flyer, (Tuesday, March 17, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) however, the event will be modified due to the OSU Extension requirements for "public gatherings."  

According to Deb Retterer, "We will have advisors at the Presbyterian Church in Ada to give parents a packet with information pertaining to the 2020 4H year. 

"Instructions on how to enroll on line or submit a paper application will be provided in the packet.  Please do not hesitate to call if you have any question or need to make other arrangements.

Persons may contact the club on Facebook:  Liberty Belles & Boys 4-H Club

Glancing at yard signs in Ada, it appears that an election takes place soon. The Ohio primary election is Tuesday, March 17. Watch the Icon for sample ballots posted on Friday.

Jeffrey B. Kohli, 57, died March 11, 2020 at his residence. Jeffrey was born July 9, 1962, in Findlay to the late Harold and Alice (Thompson) Kohli. On April 27, 1996, he married Corrine Townsend Kohli who survives. 

Jeffrey graduated from Bluffton High School. He worked for Equity Meats in North Baltimore. Jeffrey was a member of True Word Tabernacle in Bluffton.  

Survivors also include three children, Daniel Kohli, Anna Kohli, Jacob Kohli all of Mt. Cory; two brothers, Robert Kohli of Continental, Richard (Cathy) Kohli of Montross, Virginia; and a sister, Debra (Michael) Bish of Ada.

By Paula Scott, BCE Executive Director

March 26 (Date and details pending) Business Plan Competition Awards & Expo 
Our 2020 business plan classes ran during a snow (and melt) packed seven-weeks! Thank you to all of our contestants and instructors who braved the roads to attend. For those who didn’t, we provided video backups of each session.

Our photo was taken by Nicole McConnahea on the last evening of our classes at Bluffton University. It sure was pretty!

Includes boys basketball regional and state tournaments, along with ice hockey, wrestling and girls basketball state tournaments

At 12:45 p.m. Thursday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced that all remaining winter tournament contests are immediately postponed due to the growing situation with the coronavirus COVID-19.

The suspended tournaments include the girls state basketball tournament; the state individual wrestling tournament; the state ice hockey tournament, and the boys regional and state basketball tournaments. 

You can download eBooks and audiobooks on Overdrive

The Ada Public Library is closely monitoring information about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), according to Rhett Grant, director.

Hia statement follows:

"The health and safety of our patrons and staff is a top priority. Currently we are open and operating under normal schedules. At this time, the library will continue to offer all regularly scheduled events and programs.

"We're working with local health officials and following directions from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).

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