There’s a new truck coming to Ada next week. You’ll probably hear it as it comes into town.
Just ask Jay Epley, Ada-Liberty Township fire chief, about it. He says it’s a unique vehicle.
Thanks to the passage of a 1-mill fire levy on the November 2018 local ballot, the local department will be able to retire its 1990 Big Mack Attack pumper.
It’s replacement is a $700,000, 2,500 gallon pumper-tanker, fully computerized. Epley and two other members of the department, Brent Dirmeyer and Andy Badertscher will be on their way to Nebraska on Sunday where the truck is ready for pick up.
The December West Ohio Food Bank's Hardin County food distribution returns to the Hardin County Fairgrounds next week. Since this summer, the distribution took place in Ada.
The distribution is from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, , at the Hardin County Fairgrounds, Kenton, according to Jason Aldrich.
To received food persons must be 18 or older, have a valid photo ID and proof of residency, be at or below 230 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and sign and eligibility to take food home form.
Aldrich asks that participants have their trucks or truck bed cleaned out as volunteers will not move items to load food into vehicles.
On your next nighttime holiday lights cruise around Ada put Willeke Avenue your your GPS. You'll discover the largest message of "JOY" in Hardin County on that street.
It's time to purchase tickets for Vancrest of Ada's third raffle basket.
This basket has a Kate Spade cross body purse, a necklace and earrings set from Paparazzi, a set of pink stone reindeer earrings and a beautiful wine bottle cork handmade by MEJ Turning.
Tickets are 1-$2 or 6-$10. Vancrest will sell 60 tickets for this basket before drawing the winner.
Persons may purchase tickets with cash to Jennifer Line, Activities Director or Kristin Gudakunst, Business Office Manager, (419)558-1379 or you through Venmo @Vancrest-Ada.
The Icon's recent "So, you think you know Ada?" photo brought an explanation about the "Kipker 1968" block at the top of the building.
Jennifer Kipker provided the Icon with the following information:
The building is now owned by my husband, Bob Kipker, but was previously owned by his grandfather, Louis Kipker, Sr.
There had been another building beside it that burned down years ago, exposing a wall that wasn't intended to be exterior, therefore it was deteriorating.
Bob and his friend, Tim Rayl, spent 4 years replacing that wall, brick by brick, row by row.
