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It may be snowy and cold but the Hardin County United Way thermometer in Ada is rising to 81% of their goal of $220,000.

Board members, A.J. Hatem and Nicolle Merkel, both on staff of Ohio Northern University stand with the thermometer.

"There is great hope of making goal so please consider a donation today to fund Hardin County agencies, said  Phyllis Griffith of the United Way.

Contributions may go do: United Way of Hardin County, 225 S.Detroit St., Kenton, OH 43326.

In 1988 boy scouts and cubs covered 17+ miles picking up litter

By Lee Crouse
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June 1988 - The Ada Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts covered more than 17 miles of Liberty Township roads picking up litter.

They collected 55 bags during the 91 man-hours of work, reported Robert Krofft.

Scouts involved in the activity were Brian Beckley, Brian Wilkerson, Mike Ring, Daryl Neff, David Benson, Donald Roby, Tom Lehman, Chad Hazelton, Travis Hazelton, Isaac Seagrave, Adam Vauvel, David Vaubel, Jacob Lehman, Daniel Rider, Eric Preston and Robby Logsdon.

Did you ever watch a football game at this location in Ada? It's a post card view of the athletic field and gymnasium on the ONU campus. The Taft gym is no longer standing and the field now longer exists.

(From the Leland Crouse collection)

The Icon spotted DUDLBUG on a vehicle that describes this plate. (See photo below.) The plate was in the parking lot behind Twisted Whisk in Bluffton

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting McComb outscored Ada 23-0 in the third quarter to break away from a close game and beat the Lady Bulldogs 58-18 in non-league girls basketball action Saturday afternoon.

The purple and gold girls fell to 1-13 with the defeat, while the Lady Panthers improved to 8-3 following the victory.

After Ada rallied within 20-16 late in the first half, McComb reeled off 38 consecutive points to win decisively.

"McComb came out in the second half hyped up, and we were dead," said first-year Bulldog head coach Morgan Bass. "Our first half was encouraging and we stayed active on defense.

Ada schools announce a two-hour delay for Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

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