FROM FACEBOOK__The Hardin County Board of Elections posted that a pseudo-official looking voter registration mailing was brought to its attention on July 2.
Director Amy Purcell told the Icon that registered voters and family members of deceased voters contacted the board regarding letters they received from Ready to Register, Inc.. Purcell recommends that individuals use the official VoteOhio.gov website to determine if they are registered.
FROM FACEBOOK__The Ada Public Library has added 158 books to its stacks thanks to a grant from the State Library of Ohio and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The collection of books has been added to the children's, tweens and teens collections thanks to the Celebrating Ohio Book Authors award. The library has posted that it's "beyond thankful and excited for this amazing grant."
Check out the new books at Ada Public Library, 320 N. Main Street, Ada, Ohio.
The following 12 land transfers took place in the Ada Exempted Village School District in June 2026 as reported on the websites of the Hardin County, Ohio auditor Michael T. Bacon and Hancock County, Ohio auditor Charity Rauschenberg.
ADDRESS - SALE DATE - SALE PRICE - LAND USE - FROM/ TO
By Jessica Kelley, Student Pharmacist with Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In January of 1974, the Hollies released their hit The Air That I Breathe, which reached #2 in the United Kingdom and #6 in the United States. The English rock band was formed in 1962 in Manchester, England by boyhood friends Allan Clarke and Graham Nash. Nash left the group in 1968 to form Crosby, Stills & Nash. Graham Nash rejoined the group for a brief period in 1981 to record a new album. The Hollies were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, while Crosby, Stills & Nash were inducted in 1997.
PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen and Brandi Grant-Rigsby / CLICK to enlarge
By Brandi Grant-Rigsby
The sights and sounds of celebration filled the air on a beautiful summer evening with the return of Ada’s beloved Patriotic Pops. The event, with organizing spearheaded by local resident Bryan Marshall, brought together hundreds of residents and visitors to celebrate not only America’s 250th anniversary, but also the preservation of a cherished Ada tradition.
MEDIA RELEASE_More than 500 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton July 10 and 11, 2026 for the 44th Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) Championship. The WOAL meet is for swimmers aged 5 to 18 who are members of a league team.
The Kenton Municipal Swimming Pool is the host site for the 2026 Swim Champs and will host teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert. These eight teams will compete for the 2026 league title.
VAN WERT__The visiting Ada Gators summer swim team defeated Van Wert in the West Ohio Aquatic League regular season finale on a hot Monday, June 29 in a four-lane indoor pool.
Ada won the combined boys/girls meet by a score of 348-252.
The Gator boys dunked the Marlin males 208-67 in their dual matchup. The Ada boys improved to 5-3 this summer with the decisive win.
The VW girls defeated the Ada females in a close meet, 184-150.
