Regional news

The Ada Police Department is accepting applications for the position of a 30-hour, part-time police officer. 

Those interested may send a resume to 115 W. Buckeye or pick up an application at the police department Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. 

The village is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

45817 is the zip code for Bluffton, Ohio, yet we discovered it on a Virginia license plate. It's a plate of Charles Hilty, former Bluffton resident who lives in Reston, Virginia.

Ada also listed in top 9 Ohio factory tours in Ohio

Made-in-Ada Wilson Football Festival received some positive publicity when stories and photos were posted about noon on Thursday on Cleveland.com. Check it out.

Written by a Plain Dealer reporter, the article is titled "Ada, Ohio celebrates Super Bowl 51 with a pre-game festival, Wilson football drop."

It's for Pack Away Hunger - meals go to Haiti, Lima, Ada

Ohio Northern University hosts a Pack Away Hunger event on Saturday with students, faculty and friends planning to pack 20,000 meals during a two-hour period.

The meals will go to alleviate hunger with 75 percent going to Haiti and the remainder remaining close to home at the West Ohio Food Bank in Lima and ReStore Community Center, Ada.

Pack Away Hunger event takes place in the Bear Cave in McIntosh Center.

Pack Away Hunger is a non-profit organization dedicated to greatly improving the lives of children and others who suffer from hunger and malnutrition.

Students introduced to career possibilities

Ada High School sophomores will be among nearly 750 sophomores in Apollo Career Center’s 11-member district visiting Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 27.

Ada sophomores will visit Apollo during two sessions:  noon to 12:58 p.m. and 1:02 to 2 p.m.
 
This day exposes students to career possibilities and paths that available to inhance their career or college success.

Students choose two programs of interest and then spend one-half day visiting those labs, meeting the instructors and participating in fun, interactive demos and activities.

Classified Ad page will list all job openings within 10 miles of Ada and Bluffton

Ada and Bluffton Icon are partnering with Ohio Means Jobs,  a program of Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Both Icons will list current job openings within a 10-mile radius of Ada and Bluffton. These listings are on the Icon Classified/Display Ad Page.

Here is a description of services offered by Department of Job and Family Services:

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