Ada's latest news

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The Ohio Northern women's basketball team slowed down the high-scoring Wilmington Quakers Wednesday night en route to a 72-64 victory. The win improves the Polar Bears to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the loss drops the Quakers to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in conference. 

Wilmington entered Wednesday's game averaging north of 87 points per game, and ONU held the Quakers to a season-low point output. Wilmington hit 40 percent (22 of 55) of its field-goal attempts and 29.2 percent (7 of 24) of its shots from 3-point land.

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Three Ada students will represent Ada 4-H groups on the Hardin County Junior Fair Board in 2020. The students are Alyssa Wince, (returning member), and new members Riley Ferguson and Morgan Dirmeyer.

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Ohio Northern sophomore midfielder Levi King (Indianapolis, Inc./North Central) was named First Team All-Great Lakes Region in men's soccer for 2019 in voting conducted by the United Soccer Coaches.

King is a two-time All-Region honoree after earning Third Team honors as a freshman in 2018.

He is also a two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree and was named the OAC Freshman of the Year last season. He was named First Team in 2019 and Second Team in 2018.

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Here are some school announcements pertaining to the last weeks of school for 2019.

VARSITY A:
The new Bulldog Card for the winter sports season is now available in the high school office.  Students interested in earning an open lunch, stop in to pick up your card.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Dec 13 - Career Day field trip for juniors at Rhodes State campus 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Dec. 17 - High School Band & Choir Winter Music Concert – 7 p.m. in the auditorium

Dec. 20 - End of 2nd 9-week grading period

Dec. 23 - Music Booster Executive Board meeting at 6 p.m.

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The following is Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff's office. 

Dec. 5
4 traffic stops
Disabled vehicle, N. Main St.
Traffic jam or roadblock, Little Mexico Restaurant
Property damage accident, Ada Public Library
Medical emergency, Liberty St.
Medical emergency, Montford Ave.
Medical emergency, W. Buckeye Ave.

General fund total $2.1 million; capital improvements $3.2 million; enterprise funds $2.5 million

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Ada council passed its 2020 appropriations on Dec. 3. Those follow by fund:
• General fund $2,100,625
• Special revenue funds $859,000
• Capital improvement funds $3,286,950
• Debt service funds $335,000
• Enterprise funds $2,502,350

General funds include elected officials, administration, finance, income tax administration, zoning and planning, police, Hardin Drug, Hardin DUI, public works, health and welfare, tree commission, municipal facilities and transfers out.

Special revenue funds include street, highway and swimming pool funding. 

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