Happy Monday, Ada! Here are AdaIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, September 29 - October 5. For a chronological look at all Icon content, visit AdaIcon.com/archive.
As your local school superintendents, we write to you not as politicians or advocates, but as fellow parents, community members, and stewards of the education system that defines the heart of Putnam County. We share your frustration with rising property taxes.
We, too, open those tax bills with concern. But today, we must share the complete picture of what's happening in our state – and what it means for the services we all depend on.
Vancrest of Ada resident Hilda Mumma had blast celebrating her 104th birthday. Vancrest staff gave Hilda the opportunity to check off a bucket list item: riding on a motorcycle.
She rode in the motorcycle sidecar of Joe and Doris Carl. A lead motorcycle was ridden by Anthony and Kara Brown who belong to the motorcycle group Eternally His Christian Brotherhood. Kara works at VanCrest.
Mumma said she’d like to do it again for her 105th birthday.
UPDATE: Print copies have been delivered to Ada Public Library, Beatitudes, Heterick Memorial Library and Vancrest of Ada.
Dear Ada, Ohio area readers,
Welcome to the 2nd print issue of AdaIcon.com, which is being distributed to our local libraries and a limited number of locations for in-house use. Highlights are a small slice of what appears online. In September 2025, we published 126 news items on AdaIcon.com!
Print copies will be delivered to the Ada Municipal Building, Ada Public Library, Beatitudes, Heterick Memorial Library and Vancrest of Ada on or about October 2.
By Brittany Grider, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Hospitalists of Northwest Ohio
It's always a joyful moment when a new baby is born. Everyone in the family wants to come meet the new addition. A few days later, this precious little baby is struggling to breathe and needs to be in the intensive care unit (ICU) with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis.
RSV is a virus generally present in the winter, usually at its worst in January and February each year. We are starting to see cases of RSV in our community.
PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen / CLICK to enlarge and view at your own pace
Hickman tallies two pick 6 returns
By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School football team pulled away with a 30-0 second half to pound winless visiting Riverdale 51-10 in a Blanchard Valley Conference game on Homecoming night Friday, October 3 at War Memorial Stadium.
The Bulldogs led 21-10 at halftime, then took control with a 21-0 third period to win going away.
The following eight land transfers took place in the Ada Exempted Village School District in September 2025 as reported on the websites of Hardin County, Ohio auditor Michael T. Bacon and Hancock County, Ohio auditor Charity Rauschenberg.
ADDRESS - SALE DATE - SALE PRICE - LAND USE - FROM / TO
Commercial
125 E Buckeye St – 9/19/2025 – $410,000 – Other Retail Structure – From S & R Group One More LLC to H & S Property Management
The October 2025 calendar of events for the Ada Public Library, is chock full of activities and opportunities. You'll also find the calendar at www.adalibrary.org/calendar/month/
Special events
Halloween Party at the Library - October 30, 5:30 p.m.
OCT 2 MEDIA RELEASE__New rankings by the Wall Street Journal recognize the value of an Ohio Northern University education, underscoring how effectively ONU prepares graduates for success. ONU is ranked No. 1 in Ohio for value and salary impact by the WSJ/College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S.
According to the Journal, “The WSJ/College Pulse Best Value ranking lists schools in order of how quickly the difference between their graduates’ salaries and those of comparable high-school graduates pays back the average net price of four years of study – what we call ‘Years to pay off net price.’”
ADA __The Ada High School boys soccer team soundly defeated visiting Cory-Rawson 7-0 in their North Central Ohio Soccer Association finale on Thursday, October 2.
Bulldog junior Andrew Allen netted the first four Ada goals to lead the onslaught, and added one assist.
The Bulldog record improved to 9-4-2 overall with the dominating victory. Ada finished a solid 3-2 in NCOSA play to place third in the rugged league.
Liberty-Benton clinched the conference title at 5-0 with an 8-0 shellacking of Riverdale Thursday night. Van Buren finished 4-1 and second in the standings after beating Upper Sandusky 4-1 Thursday.
