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Wear your favorite pajamas to school on Wednesday

And, don't forget the film club's Halloween movies
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Ada High School clubs and organizations are busy as October comes to a close. Here's a list of of club activities from the school website.

Ada High School film club will hold a Halloween movie night, at 6 p.m.on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Featured movies are Insidious and Silent House. 

Junior High students interested in participating in Junior High Quiz Bowl can meet at 8:15 a.m., Wednesday, in the high school art room.  

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So, you think you know Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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

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$2,500 America's Farmers Grow Communities donation to county

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Hardin County farmer Levern Weaver recently directed a $2,500 America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation, sponsored by Bayer Fund, to Hardin County 4-H.

The 4-H Program will use the funds to conduct a new Agricultural Science program with Cloverbud members. This program will provide hands-on learning to 4-Hers who are in Kindergarten through 2nd grade.

Youth will explore soil science, water quality, careers in the agriculture industry, and more. The program will take place in April – September of 2021.  

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Time for a good Ada ghost story

Have you heard about the little girl twirling in her blue skirt?
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 26, 2020

Note: Halloween is this week. Now is a good time to take a look back at one of the town's oldest ghost stories. Leland Crouse alerted the Icon about it, which was originally posted in Betty Miller's Small Town Sampler on Oct. 24, 1990. 

Sitting in a group of friends one of the ladies brought up a story about seeing a ghost at her downtown apartment. I had to hear the whole story and went to visit my friend.

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Monday's council executive session moved to 6 p.m.

Council will interview potential council candidates next week
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 23, 2020

Ada council will hold two meetings in executive session next week to interview potential council candidates. These sessions were set during the Oct. 20 council meeting.

The Monday, Oct. 26, meeting, originally set for 6:30 p.m. was moved to 6 p.m., according to an announcement made on Friday.

The second meeting remains set at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Letters of interest for the council mid-term vacancy were due by 4:30 p.m., Friday.  The vacancy came about on the death of council member Don Fleming. Click here for details about the opening. 

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Hardin County moves to Red Alert Level

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 23, 2020

Health data released yesterday led the Ohio Department of Health to designated Hardin County as being in a Red Alert Level 3 as defined by the Ohio Public Health Advisory System. 

New health data found that 38 counties currently have a very high risk of exposure and spread (Red Level 3), up from 29 counties last week. 

This represents the highest number of Red Level 3 counties since the launch of the advisory system in July. 

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