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Hardin commissioners and Hardin chamber have small business relief grants available

The Hardin County Commissioners in partnership with the Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance have developed a Small Business Relief Program to provide Hardin County small businesses with some monetary relief of the business interruption costs caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the form of grants of CARES Act funding. 

 The Icon understand that there are 20 grants available, which total $5,000 each.

The application process started  Oct. 21. The grants are first-come first-serve and it is the recommendation of the Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance to promptly apply for grant dollars. 

Next Ada Red Cross blood drive Nov. 23

Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23, in the Community Health Professionals Ada Visiting Nurses conference room, 1200 S. Main St.

To schedule an appointment, call Mary Hackworth, blood program leader for Ada community blood drives, at 419-604-8569 or 800-Red Cross.

You may also visit www.RedCrossBlood.org, and use the sponsor code: AdaCommunity.

Face coverings are required at this blood donation.

So, you think you know Ada - here's the answer

So, you think you know Ada - here's the answer. It's one of the pillars at the entrance to campu at Main and College.

Bereavement support group starts in Ada

"The goal is to provide a safe place to share with others who understand"

Community Health Professionals (CHP) Home Care & Hospice is introducing a monthly bereavement support group in Ada. 

The group called Hope for Tomorrow meets the first Saturday each month at 10 a.m. in the conference room at CHP Home Care & Hospice, 1200 S. Main St., Ada.

The first session is Saturday, Nov. 7.

The group is free and open to anyone who has experienced a recent loss, regardless of receiving services previously through CHP.

Meetings are informal with a trained facilitator; open to men and women, with the goal of promoting healing, emotional support and encouragement.

So, you think you know Ada?

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

Last week's poll results; invitation to take this week's poll

Here are the results from last week's Icon poll. This week's poll asks for your plan for handing out Halloween candy. Click here to take the poll.

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