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New concession stand celebrated at War Memorial Park

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/ Aug 18, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__The Ada Park Board welcomed community members to celebrate the grand opening of the new War Memorial Park stadium concession stand on Saturday, August 15.

The new facility provides an updated and improved home for War Memorial Stadium concessions and is designed to enhance the game-day experience for students, families, and community members for years to come. The building includes an accessible restroom, improved storage space and a more efficient and functional concession layout.

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Ada boys golf 2nd at BVC meet; Rister 5th, Shook 10th

Sports

/ Aug 18, 2026

By Cort Reynolds

FREMONT__The Ada High School boys golf team finished as runner-up in the second of three Blanchard Valley Conference tournaments on Monday, August 17 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fremont.

The second BVC tournament was held in wet but playable conditions. The Bulldog linksters have come in second out of nine teams in both league tournaments.

Powerhouse Van Buren captured the second tourney decisively with a 306 total. The Black Knights also won the first tournament. The Bulldogs were 48 shots back at 354 strokes.

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Traffic safety poll results: Biggest concern is failure to stop at SR 81 and County Line

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/ Aug 18, 2026

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Ada Icon's July 2026 traffic safety poll received 61 responses with a clear #1 priority for Ada area traffic safety: to improve driver awareness of stop signs at County Line and SR 81. Safety at SR 81 and Main St. came in a distant second. Slowing down e-scooters and e-bikes ranked third.

The ability to provide a write-in response was popular. There were 23 write-in votes with 2-3 commenting on the same topic (see below).

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Aug. 22 supply drive for Ada Schools and Ada Food Pantry are part of ACE Day

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/ August 18, 2026

Please attach the orange flyer to your donations!

MEDIA RELEASE__If you live within the village limits, you may have noticed an orange tag left on your door this week. This tag may be used to mark donations for the Ada Schools and Ada Food Pantry on ACE Day, August 22.