By Cort Reynolds
ARLINGTON - The Ada boys golf team ended its season by finishing 12th in the 13-team Div. III sectional tournament at Arlington's Sycamore Springs Golf Course Thursday.
The top three teams and top three individuals not from qualifying teams advanced to compete at the Div. III districts October 3.
Van Buren won the sectional event with 349 strokes, followed closely by Allen East (350) and Bluffton (357).
Zach Miller of Allen East was sectional champion with a score of 38-39=77. A.J. Overmyer of VB tied with Ethan Tanner of fourth-place Carey for tournament second medalist honors, with each posting rounds of 81.
All photos by Ken Collins –
Elements of a small town weekend festival:
• Close Main Street
• Watch a parade
• Lots of food
• Free pony rides
• Queen contestants
• and, most important, stop and shop at over 140 craft and community booths.
Ken Collins took a walk – actually several – up and down the midway of Saturday's Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Harvest and Herb Festival. He shares a dozen or so photos with viewers below.
Come on, you bought something! Ken Colllins took a walk down the midway of Saturday's Harvest and Herb Festival and shares lots of photos with Icon viewers. Click here to view those photos.
Ada and Liberty Township and neighboring municipal governments will receive funds from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) as part of the agency’s rollout this week of $172 million in dividend checks to Ohio’s public employers.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON – The Bluffton community’s 16th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
New this year, Bluffton Family Recreation will host a “Kickoff Event” on Friday, Sept. 27, beginning at 5 p.m.
The primary locations of festivities include:
Mennonite Memorial Home
Maple Crest
Schumacher Homestead (Swiss Community Historical Society)
Bluffton Hospital
Downtown Bluffton (Mercy Health Bluffton Family Practice
and the Farmer’s Market)
BFR (Friday evening)
The following Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff’s office. They cover Sept. 17-25:
Sept. 17
Vehicle incident, 307 Ream St.
Investigate complaint, 621 N. Main St.
Investigate complaint, Community Market, 945 S. Main St.
Medical emergency, The Inn @ONU, 401 W. College Ave.
Investigate complaint, 203 E. Highland Ave.
Sept. 18
Fire, Vancrest, 600 W. North Ave.
Traffic stop, Turner Ave.
Investigate complaint, 211 Union St.
Accident with injuries, junction of St. Rt. 235 and St. Rt. 309
