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August temperature’s experienced a 41-degree range, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

The month’s high reading of 92 degrees was on Aug. 25 and 27. The low was 51 degrees on Aug. 5.

Other August weather stats follow:
August 2020 average temperature 72.2 degrees
Normal August average temperature 72.1 degrees

August 2020 rainfall 2.97 inches
Normal August average rainfall 3.28 inches

The daily August weather summary is below:­

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada boys soccer team lost 3-0 to visiting Miller City Wednesday evening.

The defeat dropped the Bulldog overall record to 2-3, while the Wildcats improved to 2-0-1 with the win.

MC put the game out of reach on a goal with 96 seconds remaining.

Ada sophomore keeper Grant Preston made 10 saves in goal.     

Ada (1-0 NWC) entertains Paulding (0-2, 0-0 NWC) in a Northwest Conference match Tuesday, Sept. 8.
 

Don and Jodi Brauen's fall gourd open house is this weekend. Located at 7140 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton, hours are:
• Saturday, Sept. 5
   9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 6
   Noon to 3 p.m.

They ask that shoppers please wear a mask.

There's still time to enter this week's "write a caption" contest.

Put on your creative caps. The Icon invites viewers to write a caption for this photograph taken from the 1971 Ada High School yearbook.

We aren't looking for names of student in the photo. Instead, we are look for a creative caption that best describes the photo. Extra credit given for humor.

The winning caption writer will receive a 2-item, 16-inch 3 Brothers Family Pizza.

All entries must be emailed to: Caption Contest, in care of [email protected].

Ada Icon sports writer, Cort Reynolds had two articles published recently on two different national hoop websites:
• CLICK HERE for his column on the similar careers of Phil Chenier and Phil Smith.

Ada depot park will now be closed to the public from dusk to dawn

As a result of vandalism to the Ada depot, Ada’s council moved to close the depot park from dusk to dawn. The action took place at Tuesday’s council meeting.

According to Michael Harnishfeger, police chief, the depot was vandalized on Aug. 18 with graffiti. Words and images were spray painted on the depot. In addition, random vehicles in the community were also hit by vandalism.

The police have two juvenile suspects and charges against them will be filed in Hardin County Juvenile Court, according to Harnishfeger.

Attached at the bottom of this story are Hardin County Sheriff logs covering Aug. 26 to Sept. 2.

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