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UPDATED Ada School Board invites community to Superintendent search focus group

February 5 UPDATE: A virtual focus group survey is HERE.

Dear Member of the Ada Exempted Village School Community:

The Ada Board of Education has contracted with the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) to assist in our search for a new superintendent. The board hopes to complete the search in the spring and the new superintendent is expected to begin work in our district this summer.

REI Builders joins Ada Icon advertisers

Join us in welcoming REI Builders as an Ada Icon advertiser.

Builder Jared Reichenbach says “We are here to help you with all your home improvement needs from small DIY to big contracting projects. We will walk you through every process of building a new home or remodel. Let me use my 30 years of experience in the construction industry to help guide you in your home improvement vision.”

You can reach REI Builders at 567-208-9513 and [email protected].

PHOTO Let the sunshine in

In recent days the sun has been a rare but welcome visitor to Ada, as seen in this photo on the Ohio Northern campus near Dial-Roberson Stadium.

Bulldog girls basketball to face Waynesfield in sectional semis

By Cort Reynolds

ADA – On February 4, the Ada High School girls basketball team was seeded seventh in the Div. IV drawing for the 12-team Wapakoneta district.

The Bulldogs (8-11) will get a rematch against local foe Waynesfield-Goshen (9-10) Wednesday, February 21 at Ada in the first round of tournament play.

The victor will visit third seed St. Heny (12-5) in the sectional finals Saturday, Feb. 24. Ada lost a close game 48-45 at Waynesfield December 28. 

Bulldog senior guard Olivia Burkhart scored a career-high 28 points in that nailbiter. Tiger junior Tatelyn Faraglia led W-G with 18 points. Waynesfield junior post Raegan Hutchison scored 13 points despite spraining her ankle in the first half and missing part of the contest.

“I am good with the draw,” said second-year Ada head coach Zach Ricker.

2-HOUR DELAY Foggy conditions push back AEVS school start

Ada EVS will be on a 2-hour delay today, 2/5, due to areas of dense fog.

CrispyJo restaurant opens with crispy chicken and Mediterranean menu

By Paula Pyzik Scott

A Bluffton dining gap has been filled with the opening of CrispyJo at 415 State Route 103, the western-most restaurant along “Restaurant Row” near I-75. The building housed KFC and then Li CO restaurant and has been empty for some years. In January 2024 the installation of a new sign revealed that the wait for an additional dining option was almost over.

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