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Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Ada and Bluffton  Icons.

Check Icon Classified Ad pages at: www.adaicon.com/classifieds. Businessesinterested in listing postions available should contact [email protected].

Hailey Robirds scored the lone goal on a corner kick from Lauren Mullins with about 16 minutes left in the first half

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls soccer team put up a strong second half defensive stand to edge visiting Upper Sandusky 1-0 Thursday night.

The hard-fought victory improved the Ada girls record to 2-3. US fell to 1-3-1 with the defeat.

Bulldog junior Hailey Robirds scored the lone goal on a corner kick from classmate Lauren Mullins with about 16 minutes left in the first half. 

Ada then made that slim lead stand up with a bend but don't break defensive showing that withstood several Ram thrusts down the stretch.

Trailed only once the entire match and was in control throughout

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada volleyball team won its second home match in three nights with a decisive sweep over visiting Arlington Thursday evening.

The 25-18, 25-20, 25-18 non-league victory upped the Lady Bulldog record to 4-2 this season. The Lady Red Devils fell to 0-5 with the defeat.     

Ada trailed only once the entire match and was in control throughout. The few times Arlington pulled close, the Bulldogs managed to answer with a spurt of their own to rebuild the lead.

"I felt like we played solid," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We played with confidence."

Secretary of State encourages voters choosing to go absentee to send request ASAP

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Earlier this summer, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced every registered Ohio voter would receive an absentee ballot request form in the mail. Those request forms are arriving in mailboxes this week – one week ahead of schedule.

Ohioans who want to vote by absentee ballot must send their request form back to their county board of elections in order to receive an absentee ballot.

In the absentee ballot request instructions, Secretary LaRose has recommended voters submit their request right away, but definitely no later than Oct. 27. Absentee ballots will be sent by the voter’s respective county board of elections beginning Oct. 6.

Governor DeWine announced details for Ohio's forthcoming case reporting order for K-12 schools

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Governor DeWine announced details for Ohio's forthcoming case reporting order for K-12 schools.

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, parents or guardians and school staff should notify their school within 24 hours of receiving a positive test or a clinical diagnosis.

Within 24 hours after receiving that notification, the school should notify other parents and guardians about that case in writing, providing as much information as possible without releasing protected health information.

The school must also notify their local health department within 24 hours. 

11 candidates vying for this year's junior fair royalty; crowning is Sept. 8

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Two Ada High School seniors are among 11 candidates vying for this year’s Hardin County Junior Fair royalty. The Junior Fair king and queen will be crowned on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. 

Due to the restricted attendance at the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony will be streamed live to the public on the Hardin County Fair Facebook Page.

Ada’s candidates are Alyssa Wince for queen and Ian Dellifield, for king. Both students were previously named Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative Ada HS students of the month.

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