The 13th annual Ada Academic Boosters and Ada Music Boosters Purse Raffle will be held on Sunday, February 16 at 2:00 p.m. in the Ballroom at McIntosh Center on the campus of Ohio Northern University.
A reserved table for 8 is $300 (best deal). A reserved half table for 4 is $160. Individual tickets (not reserved seats, provided first come, first served) are $40 each. Ticket may be purchased at https://adamusicboosters24-25.square.site/
COLUMBUS__On January 13, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that 28 colleges and universities in Ohio will receive a total of $7.5 million in funding for security projects that enhance the safety of students and staff.
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio has kicked off the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie season, "a time when Girl Scouts everywhere build their entrepreneurial skills as they find new and inventive ways to sell cookies, unboxing brighter futures for themselves."
Girl Scout Cookie season runs through March 16. Watch for girls taking orders this month, and visit gswo.org/findcookies/ to sign up for notifications. Cookie booths begin February 14.
ADA - The Ada High School boys basketball team lost to the red-hot shooting of visiting arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 66-50 in the annual non-conference grudge match on Saturday, January 11.
Ram senior Maddox Underwood drove and shot his way to a game-high 31 points to pace the victors. The athletic guard made 10 two-pointers, hit two treys and added five foul shots.
The Bulldogs fell to 9-5 after the defeat. USV improved to 7-5 with the road win. The Rams have won seven of their last nine games after an 0-3 start.
“They wanted it more than us, they were more physical,” said Ada head coach Chris Sautter. “They just wanted it more.”
Walter W. Bettinger II, AHS class of 1979, was inducted in the Ada High School Alumni Association Hall of Honor on January 11 and honored at halftime of the boys basketball game. Bettinger served as CEO of Charles Schwab & Co. from 2008-2024 and is benefactor of school athletics. He provided the Icon with these reflections on his home town.
Snow and sun transform a familiar view on a mid-January weekend. Here sculptures by Judith Greavu cast a long shadow near Dial Roberson Stadium. Click photo to enlarge.
