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By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

The term dilly-dally is often used to indicate someone is wasting time or moving too slow.  Some may use the term as a gentle way to tell a friend to hurry up! You could hear them say “quit dilly-dallying and get a move on it.”  This is not a new term, with records indicating its use in the 16th century.  

Dilly-dally may be a term to describe this year’s flu season.  It took its time coming, but it is now spreading rapidly in the United States due to a new variant of the flu.  

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MEDIA RELEASE__The Village of Ada is currently seeking volunteers for non-paid vacancies on the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Planning Commission. All appointments will be made by the Mayor and approved by Council.

The Board of Zoning Appeals has five vacancies, 3 vacancies  are alternate positions, should any of the 3 seated board members be unavailable for any reason. 

The following vacancies are open:

1 member- 2-year term- Will hold a seat on the board

1 member- 1-year term- Will hold a seat on the board

Alternates will serve in the event a seated board member is unable to attend a meeting or hearing.

1 alternate- 1-year term

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Happy Holidays from the Ada and Bluffton Icons! From Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, the Icon websites will be in holiday mode, providing breaking news, including sports. Please continue to send us your media releases, questions, tips and advertising requests to [email protected] or leave a message at 567-400-4266.

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Thank you to Miss Daniels' 3rd-grade class at Ada Elementary for sharing their letters to Santa. This is the final installment. Today we have letters from Easton, Elliott, Mila, Raelyn and Kellan.

Dear Santa, 

I was wondering what do you do if your elves get tired when they're packing up the presents? I am looking forward to Christmas this year with my family.

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The Village of Ada has shared a 2026 calendar and guide for waste and recycling pickup.

Curbside Guidelines:

  • All waste must be bagged before placing in trash container.
  • Place containers at the curb on Monday nights after 6 p.m. for Tuesday morning pick-up.
  • Bulk item pickup must be scheduled 48 hours in advance by calling Rumpke at 1-800-828-8171.
  • All upholstered Items must be wrapped In plastic when set at the curb.
  • Remove containers from curb within 24 hours of collection.
  • Refer to the Village website, www.adaoh.gov for more details.

Holidays:

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FROM FACEBOOK__The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hardin County congratulated the 27 "amazine, supportive and committed community members" who took part in the December 20 Run Rudolph 5K race in Ada.

The 1st place male and female runners were Kristin Salyer and Joey Carl.

Big Brothers Big Sisters on Facebook

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