FROM FACEBOOK__The Midwest Regional Educational Service Center (MRESC) is planning upcoming preschool screenings. Ada Preschool, 725 W. North Ave, will hold screenings on Monday, March 9. See attached flyer for Upper Scioto Valley, Ridgemont and Simon Kenton dates.
Ada Preschool is looking for children ages 3–5 to enroll in the preschool program. These screenings help fill the classrooms for the 2026–2027 school year.
Heating Assistance Application Deadline: May 31, 2026
MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio Department of Development and Area Agency on Aging 3 remindS older Ohioans that assistance is available to help with home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps Ohioans at or below 175% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a household of up to eight members and 60% of the State Median Income for a household of nine or more members to pay their heating bills.
MEDIA RELEASE__Beatitudes and Bee Home recently provided the following data to the board of directors, reporting on 2025 outreach programs that served all of Hardin County. The report includes details on funding received, volunteer efforts and services provided. The Beatitudes Community Center and thrift store is located at 210 N. Main St. and Bee Home second-hand furniture and housewares is located at 228 N. Main.
Happy Monday, Ada! Here are AdaIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, January 5-11. For a chronological look at all Icon content, visit AdaIcon.com/archive.
FROM FACEBOOK__The Village Market, a retail shop witth local goods and gifts is now open inside Buckeye East Coffee, 123 E. Buckeye.
The announcement explains, "The Village Market is a curated space featuring local goods and thoughtful gifts from merchants we love. Created to support small businesses and give our community a place to shop local while sipping their favorite coffee. Come browse, discover something new, and support local — because it truly takes a village."
The Village Market is open 6:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
FROM FACEBOOK__We KNOW you have been waiting!!!! The annual Ada Academic Booster and Ada Music Booster Purse Raffle will be on Sunday, February 15, at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets will go on sale online at the end of January. Can't wait to see you and your friends there!
McGUFFEY __The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team smothered local arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 53-21 on Saturday, January 10 at Alumni Fieldhouse.
Ada raced to a 21-6 lead after the first period and was never threatened. Senior Zack Zimmerman poured in 11 points in the opening stanza to spearhead the Bulldog charge.
A 15-7 Ada second quarter ballooned the margin to 36-13 at intermission. The Bulldogs stymied USV with a 15-3 third period to build a commanding 51-16 cushion heading into the fourth stanza.
MEDIA RELEASE__Studio 419 will be hosting a kids farmers market on February 28 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and will be open to the public.
Kids are welcome to make baked goods, soaps, bracelets and much more to sell at the market. Sign up using the link below to rent a table and two chairs. First come, first served.
DEFIANCE__The Ada High School swim teams competed in a five-team meet at Defiance Ayersville on Thursday, January 8.
Host Ayersville won all four dual meets, while the Pilot girls were 3-1.
Defiance, Elida and Fostoria also competed with Ada and the Pilots.
Junior Tim Chrissobolis touched first in the 100 butterfly and ended up second in the 100 breaststroke to pace the Ada boys.
Senior Lydia Demascio touched first in the 200 freestyle and also won the 100 backstroke. Senior Alyssa Nau won the 100 breaststroke and took second in the 100 free.
FINDLAY __The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team suffered through a cold night offensively as they lost 52-21 to perennial Blanchard Valley Conference power Liberty-Benton on Friday, January 9.
Ada trailed 14-9 after a low-scoring first half. L-B then broke away to outscore the Bulldogs 38-12 in the second half and win by 31.
Ada hung within striking distance after a 14-7 third quarter, down 28-16 heading into the fourth stanza.
