By Paula Pyzik Scott
Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon owner-editor

Last week, I hadn't heard of an LPR (automated license plate reader) or Flock camera. With the appearance of a solar-powered stationary LPR near the intersection of state routes 235 and 309--which has been noted on social media--I asked Hardin County and Ada law enforcement officials for some background.

By Cort Reynolds

KENTON__The Ada summer swim team stands sixth after day one of the annual eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet in Kenton on Friday, July 10.

The Gator boys are in fourth place, while the Ada girls are eighth following the first day of competition. 

Findlay led the combined standings after day one with 1,316 points, followed by Westside. The Gators scored 435 combined boys/girls points on day one.

The Westside boys led with 797 points, with Findlay second at 601.5. The Ada boys tallied 342 points.

Are you looking for that exciting bike ride to ride that creates the well-known O-H-I-O?

FROM FACEBOOK__Registration is live for the 10th Annual Cursive Ohio Charity Ride on September 5 organized by Ada farmer Austin Heil: https://www.bikereg.com/cursiveohio.

A 6th-generation farmer, Heil writes, "This year the funds will support https://agrability.osu.edu/. The Ohio AgrAbility Project is part of a national program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that assists farmers and other agricultural workers with disabilities by providing the resources and support they need to live independently and continue or return to work in production agriculture."

The bike ride includes rest stops with water and snacks roughly every 15 miles. There will be a lunch with smoked brisket and sides along with homemade ice cream.

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FROM FACEBOOK__Ohio health departments are issuing an outbreak notice for Cyclospora, a parasite that can cause an intestinal infection. Cases are on the rise in our area, according to Allen, Hardin and Hancock county agencies.