Ada's latest news

Here's what happening in the community

  • /

A printer-friendly copy is attached at the bottom of this story.
Here is a list of events scheduled in Feburary in Ada from the Ada Icon Hometown Happenings. Darlene Bowers compiles the calendar.

Community events
• Food Pantry (located in basement of First Presbyterian Church of Ada)
   Tuesdays 4-6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon

•  Free community meals
•  Last Wednesday of every month, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 5-6:30p.m.
   (take outs/walk ups only)

•  American Red Cross Blood Drive
  Community Health Professionals, Feb. 2, 10 a.m. -4 p.m.

Senior southpaw Alexis Waugh added 5 of her 7 markers in the fourth period. Junior Kirsten Poling added 6

  • /

By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - Visiting Ada played Paulding virtually even over the last three periods but lost 57-45 in a Northwest Conference girls basketball game Thursday evening.

Paulding raced to a 21-10 lead after the first quarter and maintained a similar margin throughout the rest of the contest. Ada was only outscored 36-35 over the final 24 minutes.

The Lady Bulldogs won the second stanza 10-9 to pull within 30-20 at intermission.

Paulding extended the margin to 42-29 after the third period. Ada won the final stanza 16-15, but could not get the deficit under double digits.

  • /

By Tim Glon
The Ohio Athletic Conference has announced its league schedules for baseball, softball, outdoor track and field, men's and women's golf and men's and women's tennis for the 2021 seasons.

Competition across all 10 sports will be limited to conference-only opponents and will begin with women's lacrosse home against John Carroll on Feb. 20.

Baseball and softball will play 36 games within the OAC, facing each team four times with home-and-home double headers over nine consecutive weekends starting March 13. Softball will also add four games with Heidelberg March 6-7 that will not count toward the OAC standings.

  • /

Lunch in February begins with breaded chicken leg, steamed broccoli, fruit and milk, in the Ada school cafeteria.

To view the February cafeteria menu, click here.

  • /

Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Ada and Bluffton and Icons. Check Icon Classified Ad pages at: www.adaicon.com/classifieds.

New opening are added to this list daily. Businesses interested in listing positions available should contact [email protected].

Review the prevaccination checklist that is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • /

By Karen Kier
ONU HealthWise Pharmacy
As COVID-19 vaccine becomes available and more people are eligible, it might be a good idea to review the prevaccination checklist that is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

It is important to understand why these questions are relevant to the overall success of the COVID-19 vaccine. The answers allow the professionals to assess if the vaccine is appropriate for you or if they need to take extra precautions when administering the vaccine such as the potential for an allergic reaction.

Pages