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Finals Saturday in Wapak

Ada Gators swim team is in a fourth place after the first day of the Western Ohio Aquatics League champships in Wapakoneta.

Combined team scores at end of Friday:
1 - Westside 1,593.5 points
2 - Wapakoneta Waves 1,397
3 - Bluffton Sardines 1,036
4 - Ada Gators 681
5 - Shawnee 567
6 - Kenton 534
7 - Van Wert 304
8 - Sherwood 284.5

Attached is the complete results from Friday's events

Ada Public Library held a Hamilton Party on Thursday afternoon with games and viewing part of the current, popular musical titled “Hamilton.” A duel, of course, had to be part of the activities. Here Elsie Allen (left) facies off against Paige Joachims (right) in the squirt gun battle. (Ada Public Library Photo)

Ada Gators swim team competes today and Saturday at the Western Ohio Aquatic League meet in Wapakoneta. Ken Collins shares this photo with Icon viewers of the open festivies on Friday.

Abbie James, Nora Dellifield and Miguel Jordan

Photos and story by Jami Dellifield
Ada High School athletes (Abbie James, Nora Dellifield, Miguel Jordan) pose with their Down Under Sports Team, Kangaroos and Coach C, at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary in Queensland, Australia.

In the second photo, Abbie and Miguel warm up with other USA middle distance athletes on July 12.

In the third photo, Nora Dellifield warms up pole vault.

State Route 309 between the Allen County line and the Kenton will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for resurfacing. Work is being performed by Bluffton Paving, Bluffton.

Here's a list of July and early August Ada events

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce recently joined the southern Ohio Chamber Alliance (SOCA), and now offers its members several new benefits, according to Heather Cox, chamber board president.

Click here for a complete list of benefits

"We are very excited to offer our members these benefits," said Cox. "The SOCA benefit program provides small business members health insurance benefits.

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