July 2025

The July 2025 Ada Board Of Education Meeting is scheduled for Thursday July 17, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Board Members:

  • Troy Erickson, President
  • Matt Gossman
  • Ted Griffith
  • Justin Hollon
  • Ronald Fleming

Meetings are held in the board room of the Administration-High School Gym building.
Ada Exempted Village Schools
725 West North Avenue
Ada, Ohio 45810

Meet the Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon's newest advertiser: Viva Maria restaurant, 125 S Main St,  Ada, 567-940-8482.

Owners Dominic and Susan Fricano provide dine-in and carryout service with a full menu of classic Italian and all-American favorites: pizza, pasta, wings, subs, stromboli and calzones, salads, desserts and a kid’s menu. Drive thru pickup and delivery is also available.

And as they will tell you: “Don’t forget the cannoli!” 

More than 44,000 Ohio households served in 2024

The Ohio Department of Development and Area Agency on Aging 3 are once again offering assistance to help Ohio's families stay cool during the hot summer months.

By Marissa Myers
www.ONUsports.com

ONU junior Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) has been named an All-American Scholar for 2024-25 by the Women's Golf Coaches Association.

The criteria for WGCA All-American Scholar honors is a 3.50 GPA, be an amateur and have played in 50 percent or more of the team's events during the season.

A total of 1,499 women's collegiate golfers from 403 programs across the country were honored on Monday.

Alfes, a finance major, is a three-time All-OAC honoree, winning the individual OAC title this season. She finished 25-over par 79-76-82-76—313.

FROM APL FACEBOOK__We have a goal. An 11,000 book checkout goal and we need your help.

If we check out 1,000 books by Saturday, Miss Tara and Miss Kari have agreed to kiss a frog. (Well, Miss Kari might be coercing Miss Tara to participate in this venture).

So come to the library, check out lots of books before Summer Reading ends this Saturday!!!!

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JULY 8 FACEBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT__The Hardin County Dog Warden has issued this invitation:

"Come out and see all our wonderful pups we have up for adoption this Saturday at the shelter for our Red,White, and Woof event!

"Games for the kiddos and snacks for everyone, including the humans! We look forward to seeing you there!"

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Village of Ada Council held a Regular Meeting and a Streets Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 1. At the regular meeting, Mayor Dave Retterer presided with all council members present: Sean Beck, Jason Campbell, Sheila Corressel, Linda Mason, Jeff Oestriech and Bob Simmons. Five members of the public and three reporters were present.

An ordinance establishing the salary of council members was presented based on prior legislation establishing a flat 3% increase each year. The first reading of the ordinance failed: Beck - abstained; Campbell - no; Coressel - abstained; Mason - yes; Oestriech - no; Simmons - no.

July 8 MEDIA RELEASE__The Ada Athletic Boosters are preparing for the publication of the 2025-2026 Fall & Winter sports programs and would like your help. We hope that you will choose to support the endeavors of Ada’s Student Athletes by purchasing an ad this year.

The ads help underwrite the costs of publications of the programs, provide additional funds for the teams, and highlight our student athletes. The advertisements also provide you with the opportunity to reach potential customers from the neighboring areas.

See the attached letter for more details.

I'm on a mission: to add as many local menus as possible for restaurants, carryouts, food trucks and caterers to BOTH Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon.

Call me at 567-400-4266 for promotional rates good through August 31. Because we're all hungry!

--Paula Scott, Icon editor

P.S. Follow me on www.linkedin.com/ for more behind the scenes updates from the Icons.

The Ada Public Library will host the following events and activities July 8-12. For further details and dates, visit www.adalibrary.org/calendar/month.

Tuesday, July 8

Drummunity - 11 a.m. to noon

Wednesday, July 9

Family Storytime - 11 a.m. to noon

Thursday, July 10

Pool Party - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Pizza @ the Park (location: Shelter House #4) - 1 to 2 p.m.

Friday, July 11

Pottery with Andy Steingass - 1 to 3 p.m.

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

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