The Ada Exempted Village School District received an overall rating of 4 (out of 5), exceeds state standards in the 2024-2025 Ohio School Report Card recently issued by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
The district received 5’s for Gap Closing and Graduation. The district received a 2 for College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness. Details regarding the district’s enrollment can be viewed HERE.
Mellow hair studio of Ada has moved to a larger location next to the Ada Post Office at 129 S. Main St. and has been joined by Ki Skin Studio waxing services and Beauty by Ky manicure and pedicure services.
Hair stylist Yessica Arriaga opened Mellow in December 2022 in a shared space at 402 S Main Street where her husband Blake Pfifer operates Crosby's Barbershop.
Arriaga's services include haircuts, styling, conditioning and hair color. A detailed list is provided HERE. Mellow has a new phone number, 567-800-5042.
Ricky D. Dunson, age 71, of Kenton, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on June 17, 1954 to the late Paul and Joan (Howard) Dunson. Rick was previously married to Jackie (Tom) Bartels.
Surviving are his two children: Derek Dunson of Kenton and Angela (Jon) DeRolph of Glenford; and two grandsons: Wyatt and Waylon.
Rick was preceded in death by his half-brother, John Paul Dunson.
Rick retired from the U.S. Postal Service, where he was a rural mail carrier. He also farmed and raised livestock. He was a member of the Heritage Christian Union Church, Forest. Rick was an avid fisherman and hunter.
Peggy S. Gibson, age 58, of Ada, went home holding God’s hand on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at home with her family by her side.
She was born on April 9, 1967 in Lima, Ohio to William D. and Eileen M. (Legg) Kindle. Her father preceded her in death and her mother survives in Dunkirk. On September 27, 1987 Peggy married Robert R. Gibson and he survives in Ada.
Happy Monday, Ada! Here are AdaIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, September 8-14. For a chronological look at all Icon content, visit adaicon.com/archive/
The Ada Icon reports on a lot of public meetings in Ada but that still only accounts for a small fraction of the public meetings on our Community Calendar. In recent months I've begun reviewing minutes for meetings we don't sent a reporter to, including the library.
The Ada Public Library will host the following events and activities during the week of September 15-20. For further details and dates, visit www.adalibrary.org/calendar/month.
ADA__The Ada High School girls soccer team rallied late to tie visiting Columbus Grove 1-1 in their annual Bulldog battle on Saturday morning, September 13 at War Memorial Stadium.
Ada is now 9-1-2 after recording their second straight 1-1 tie at home.
Defending Northwest Conference champion CG ran its record to 5-1-2 with the result.
“Emily Gibson had a rock star performance in goal, making some great saves,” said Ada head coach Doug Dewese. “She was very busy as it was the first time we were out-shot by another team.
ADA__The Ada High School boys soccer team convincingly defeated visiting Old Fort 5-0 in a non-league match at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, September 13.
Ada junior Andrew Allen tallied four goals for the second consecutive match to pace the victorious offense.
The win boosted the Bulldog season record to 6-2-1.
The Stockaders fell to 2-5-1 after the shutout defeat.
“We controlled the midfield from the start, which allowed us to dictate the game and create plenty of opportunities,” said second-year Ada head coach Aaron Acheson.
