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Who will be the 2012 Ada High School homecoming queen and king?

Here's the 2012 Ada High School homecoming court. One senior boy will be king for a night and one senior girl will be queen for a night. The king and queen will be announced on the football field in a pre-game ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday.

A homecoming parade will travel from the high school to the stadium starting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

Members of the court are: (Back row from left to right): freshman Blake Ansley, sophomore Lane Nitchie, junior Matthew Wilcox, seniors Kellen Decker, Michael Chen and Mason Acheson.

 

Ada Bulldogs now 3rd in Region 24 state ratings

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its weekly football computer ratings Tuesday, Oct. 2. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday afternoon beginning after the fourth week of the season, leading up to the final report released on Sunday, Oct. 28. The top eight teams in each region will qualify for the regional quarterfinals.

Ada moved to third in Region 24 over the weekend.

Ratings are listed by division and region with record and average points. Log on to the football page at OHSAA.org for an explanation of how the ratings are calculated.

Community Economic Development Center scheduling consultations, workshops

The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University is scheduling one-on-one consultations and has planned workshops and classes to support individual and small business owners in Hardin, Hancock, Allen and Wyandot counties.

The recently opened CEDC’s mission is to cultivate the entrepreneurial mindset and to create opportunities for furthering employment opportunities in the four-county area. The CEDC, located in ONU’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration, was made possible through a Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) to support small business growth and development in the counties surrounding ONU.

David Glick wins this week's football contest

The contest leader update will be posted later in the week.

The winner of Week 6 of The Icon Football Contest is David Glick.  Hepicked all 15 games correctly and was named the winner by correctly picking both tie-breakers. Jerry Cupples also picked all 15 games correctly as well as the first tie-breaker, but just missed on the second tie-breaker. 

Have election fever? One prescription is early voting

 

If you have election fever, and can't wait until Election Day for a cure, early voting might just be the solution! Starting Tuesday, Oct. 2, you can start voting by mail or in-person.

There's an ever-growing importance being placed on early voting. If you are already registered to vote, you have likely received an absentee ballot application from Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. If you haven't received one and think you might want to vote absentee, click here.

New Kiwanis officers

Members of the Ada Kiwanis Club held their annual Installation of Officers on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at McIntosh Center at Ohio Northern University.

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Officers installed include (from left) Harold Friesner, Immediate Past President; Mryna McCurdy, President; Dustin Brooks, Vice President; Brian Myers, Secretary and Bryan Marshall, Treasurer. Heather Cox, President-Elect, was absent for the photo.
(Jon Umphress photo)

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