Ada's latest news

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The Hardin County Astronomy Club will hold its June meeting at the Veterans Meeting Room in the Hardin County Courthouse at 7:00 p.m. on June 8.

Anyone interested in astronomy is welcome.

There will be a business meeting and the program “A Brief History of Astronomy and the Telescope” along with brief discussions about recent and upcoming astronomical events.

The constellation that will be introduced for June is Bootes.

Questions may be texted to 419-303-1725.

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By Emily Decker, MD
Primary Care Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Through a collaboration between Blanchard Valley Health System and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the content of this article was provided courtesy of Nationwide’s 700 Children’s® blog by pediatric experts.

Sleepwalking happens when a child is asleep but does activities such as sitting up, getting out of bed, eating, or even getting dressed. Those activities could last a few seconds to a half hour–and the child will usually never remember they did it. It usually happens within the first couple hours of a child falling asleep.

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The Hardin County Board of Elections has announced that a Primary Election will be held in Hardin County on August 2, 2022.

Absentee ballot requests may be mailed to the office at:

Hardin County Board of Elections
One Courthouse Square, Suite 40
Kenton, OH  43326

Or, they may be taken to the Courthouse in Kenton to the Red Drop Box labeled “Hardin County Board of Elections," located on the south side of the Courthouse on the ramp. This is a secure box, monitored by camera 24/7, and checked several times throughout the day.

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The Ada Icon recently sat down with Becky Neville and Lindsay Walden of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce to hear their membership pitch and find out what's new at the chamber.

Their "15 minutes" is more like 11:00 and you can read the transcript below or watch the video HERE.

BECKY: Hi, I am Becky Neville with the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce. I am the president of the Board and this is 15 Minutes with the Ada Icon.

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The following Hardin County residents were eligible to participate in Ohio Northern University’s spring 2022 commencement ceremonies:

Jacob Agin, Ada, BS in Mechanical Engineering

Olivia Alexander, Ada, Bachelor of Science

Zachary Beaschler, Ada, BS in Business Administration

Luke Butterfield, Ada, Bachelor of Arts

Julieann Castle, McGuffey, Bachelor of Science

Thomas Chen, Ada, Doctor of Pharmacy

Kiser Colley, Ada, Bachelor of Science

Aaron Everhart, Ada, Bachelor of Arts

Tawnie Keen, Kenton, Bachelor of Music

Ellie Miller, Kenton, Bachelor of Science

Cade Mullins, Ada, Bachelor of Science

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Bluffton University has announced the following Ada area residents on the dean’s list for undergraduate students for spring term 2022:

Audrey Hazelton, Ada, Ohio
Ally Richardson, Alger, Ohio

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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