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Provided by Allen County Public Health

Due to the ongoing measles outbreaks across the country and around the globe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) has updated their guidance for vaccination for Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) for individuals less than 12 months old  who are at high risk of exposure to measles.  

MMR vaccine can be given to children as young as 6 months of age who are at high risk of exposure such as during international  travel or travel to a community where an outbreak has been declared. 

Logan County Health District will be holding a MMR vaccine clinic at KHHD's Office (175 West Franklin Street, Suite 120, Kenton, OH 43326) on April 24, 2025 from 10 to 12. Please call Logan County Health District at 937-651-6186 to schedule an appointment. From www.facebook.com/KentonHardinHealth

From Ohio Northern University at www.onu.edu/news/

For their senior capstone project, Ohio Northern University finance majors participated in a service-learning project aimed at enhancing financial literacy among high school students in Ada, Kenton, and Upper Scioto Valley schools.

The interactive project involved two classroom visits, offering ONU student the opportunity to work directly with the local students.

The Ada Public Library will host the following events and activities during the week of April 14-19. For further details and dates, visit www.adalibrary.org/calendar.

Monday, April 14

Chess Club - 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 15

Library Board Meeting - 8 to 9 a.m.

Amish Book Group - 1 to 2 p.m.

Tween Time (6th grade) - 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Family Storytime - 6 to 7 p.m.

Bingo with Officer Penny - 7 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16

The Ada Community Improvement Corporation will hold its quarterly meeting at noon on April 16 starting at the Depot. After a brief business meeting, the group will tour the Ada Water Treatment Plant with Alex Fields, Water Plant Operator in Training.

A preliminary agenda includes:

  • Election of 2025 officers
  • Election of Water Resource and Ground Water Protection committee chair
  • Committee reports: Industrial, Commerical, Community, Executive Board, Water Resource

Membership forms are available at each meeting or requests can be made via e-mail to [email protected].

The Ada Icon has been updated with a new 2-column web design. New features: Scrolling ticker on top of all pages for breaking news and special announcements; Photo gallery option at the top of articles; Announcement ads “above the fold” (the middle of home page), PDF attachment option for classified ads. 

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