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Meet the Ada High School students honored as part of the 2025 Homecoming Court, listed from left to right:

Freshmen: Ambriel Hollon and Reid Preston

Sophomores: Aliyah Kober and Elijah Craig

Juniors: Gabriella Fleming and TJ Griffith

Seniors: Marley Bulerin and Justin Bowden, Anna Conley and Kayleb Hickman, Jordyn Smith and Zack Zimmerman

Junior court (children of staff members assisting with homecoming): Cam  Fritz, Caroline Salyer, Cale Anderson, Hudson Lee (not pictured: Brooklyn Bass)

Homecoming activities

By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School volleyball team defeated visiting Blanchard Valley Conference foe Riverdale in three straight sets on Monday, September 29.

The Bulldog girls improved to 13-6 overall and 3-4 in the BVC after the decisive 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 victory.

Riverdale fell to 7-8 overall and 1-6 in BVC play with the road defeat.

Junior setter Jaylin St. Laurent dished out 17 assists. 

Prepare for open enrollment, Oct. 15 to Dec. 7

SEPT. 29 MEDIA RELEASE__Representatives from the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) are hosting a free, virtual town hall on Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. to help Ohioans prepare for the upcoming Medicare open enrollment period and officially launch OSHIIP's in-person and virtual statewide Medicare Checkup events. OSHIIP is a program of the Ohio Department of Insurance.

Pictured here are the folks who participated in the Hardin County Democrats semi-annual Adopt-A-Highway project: Middle row: Mary Drzycimski-Finn, Sue Buroker, Elizabeth Helman, Jackson Helman, Maddilyn Helman. Back row: Daryl Flowers, Stephanie McCullough, Janice Rall, Cheryl Truman, Sarah Shope Hellman. Back row: Joe Hord.

September 2025 is almost history! Here are the Ada Icon's top stories from the week of September 22-28. For a chronological look at all Icon content, visit AdaIcon.com/archive.

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By Cort Reynolds

RAWSON – The Ada High School volleyball team fared well at the six-team Cory-Rawson Invitational on Saturday, September 27.

The Bulldog girls improved to 12-6 after going 2-1 at the tournament.

Ada beat Vanlue 25-12, 25-12 as senior Anna Conley slammed six kills. 

Junior Brooklynn Andreasen knocked down five kills and made four blocks. 

Freshman Téa Griffith amassed five kills, seven assists, four digs and three aces. Junior Dailah Preston smacked three kills. 

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