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Apollo Career Center has released the third quarter 2025-2026 Honor Roll which includes the following students from Ada High School.

A Honor Roll  

Ryan Nichols
Brody Rister

Karlie Rockhill
Braden Smith

A/B Honor Roll  

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Happy Monday, Ada! Here are AdaIcon.com's top stories from the week that was, March 23-29. For a chronological look at all Icon content, visit AdaIcon.com/archive. 

MARCH 23

School Board recap: Metal roof installation planned for summer 2026

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Laurene “Lolly” Hopson Cooney, 77, of Ada, entered the Lord’s embrace on Friday, March 27, 2026, at her home with her family by her side.

She was born on February 2, 1949, in Lima, Peru to the late Leonard T. and Heloise (Reid) Hopson. On March 27, 1971, Lolly married Dennis E. Cooney, who survives in Ada.

Also surviving are her two daughters: Rachel Cooney Temple of Ada, and Melanie T. (Matt) Dyer of Alger; five grandchildren: Melina, Collin, Carisa, Brenna and Quinn; and a sister, Marilyn R. (John) VanDyke of Mountainside, NJ; mother-in-law, Marcine Cooney.

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From the remarkable collection of Leland Crouse, this post-1905 photo shows two early airplanes flying low over Ada's Main St. The view is from Buckeye, looking south towards the railroad tracks. The photo credit is J.H. Cave, Detroit, Mich. Labeled Aviation (?) 

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FROM FACEBOOK__Reminder: please keep vehicles off the soccer fields at War Memorial Park, especially when the ground is wet.

FROM WWW.OHIO-SOCCER.ORG

So, tell us about the league.

Ada Soccer started in 1980. We participate in the Black Swamp Soccer League out of Findlay, Ohio. Ada is a small town in Hardin County, Northwest Ohio. We have a student population of 825 students in our K-12 school. Ada Soccer has about 250 students who play in the fall and spring.

What kinds of programs do you offer?

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FROM FACEBOOK__April showers bring May car shows? Bluffton Cars & Coffee gives area car and motorcycle enthusiasts a reason to look forward to spring and summer Saturdays including May 23 - June 27 - July 25 - August 22 - September 26 - October 24, when 902 N. Main St. will host free events featuring cars, coffee and conversation.

On BlufftonIcon.com: Bluffton Cars & Coffee schedule for 2026

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