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Bulldog Hickman speeds to 2nd at state 400 final

Sports

/ Jun 06, 2026

PHOTO by Jamie Nygaard

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS __Ada High School senior speedster Kayleb Hickman finished second in the boys 400-meter finals on a warm day two of the Div. V state track and field meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University on Friday, June 5.

Sporting a personal-best time of 49.45, Hickman finished .77 behind first place in the nine-man 400-meter finals race early Friday evening. The Bulldog surged with his sprint speed over the last 100 meters to kick past three runners and vault into second place.

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Community invitation to host ONU student volunteers on ACE day, August 22

Ohio Northern University

/ Jun 06, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__Ada Community Engagement Day, or ACE Day, is an Ohio Northern University tradition held on the Saturday of Welcome Weekend.

ACE Day provides an opportunity for incoming freshmen to serve the Ada community, their new home for the next four, five or six years. Projects include a variety of tasks, such as painting, gardening, washing fire trucks and more. In 2025, 260 new students and 26 faculty and staff members participated in the festivities.

ACE Day 2026 will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

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Ada Big Brothers Big Sisters host 5K

Living in Ada

/ Jun 06, 2026

FROM FACEBOOK_Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Hardin County is hosting its first annual Firecracker 5K benefit. The event is set for Saturday, June 27, and will be held at the Ada War Memorial Park.

Participants are welcome to walk, run, or jog in the race, and prizes will be awarded for first place in both adult and youth, male and female divisions. The race is set to start at 9:30 a.m. with registration opening at 8:30 a.m.

The race route, t-shirt design, and additional prize details will be posted to Facebook leading up to the event.