Ada's latest news

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The following is Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff's office. 

Feb. 11
Medical emergency, Meyer Hall
Investigate complaint, Union St.
3 traffic stops
Medical emergency, Presser Hall

Feb. 12
Medical emergency, Conley Ave.
Fire, E. Lehr Ave. 
Medical emergency, Vancrest Nursing Home
Custody dispute, E. Lehr Ave.
Traffic stop, N. Main St.
Medical emergency, N. Main St.
Animal Call, W. North Ave.

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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Ada, 22 E. Highland, will have three Ash Wednesday events on Feb. 26.

• Communion service with ashes 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes
• Ash Wednesday ecumenical service with ashes in English Chapel, ONU at noon 
• Mass with ashes 5:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes
 

Conservation Tillage Conference brings estimated 800 here

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Ada becomes the agricultural capital of Ohio March 3 and 4 as the Conservation Tillage Conference (CTC) takes place on the ONU campus.

It is the largest agriculture meeting in northwestern Ohio. Historically over 800 people attend each day of this two-day conference.  

The meeting and program are developed by The Ohio State University Extension Specialists along with agriculture and natural resources educators in local counties with assistance from local Soil and Water Conservation Districts and United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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Ada first grader, Mohammad Al-Haj displays the multi-layer chocolate cake he baked for the Ada Public Library chocolate bake-off held Saturday. He said that people especially liked the M&Ms he added to the cake, which was enjoyed by persons attending the bake-off.

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The following students from Hardin County were named to the dean’s list for fall term at Bluffton University.

Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean’s list.

Benjamin Black, Ada
Ashley Cheney, Harrod
Seth Evans, Ada
Audrey Hazelton, Ada
Taylor Ramey, Ada
Ally Richardson, Alger

Local student, Katelyn Richardson, from Alger, was named to the dean’s list with distinction for fall term.  

Students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 based on 20 semester hours
received dean’s list with distinction for continued high achievement.

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Joshua Arnett is state bound for wrestling. He wrestled at the OAC Junior High District Championship in Vandalia Butler over the weekend.

He finished in third place in the 132-pound weight bracket. This qualifies him to participate in the junior high state championships in Youngstown in March.

Josh is a 7th grader from Ada. He wrestled for the Ada youth wrestling club and now wrestling for the Ada junior high wrestling team.

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