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Saturday, Nov. 14, involving several businesses

A downtown clue hunt is in store for girls interested in Girl Scouting in Ada on Saturday, Nov. 14. 

Headquartered at the Ada railroad park, the event is slated for noon to 3 p.m.

Click here for advance registration details.

Several downtown businesses including:
•  No Limit Nutrition 
• The Mercantile on Main 
• 3 Brothers Pizza
•  Beatitudes
• and others joining the list soon are among participants.

Sign-up underway now for Nov. 23-34 talks with teachers

Ada parent-teacher conferences will be held virtually through Zoom this year, according to Ada school website.

This includes all Kindergarten through high school senior students who are on campus and online.

To sign up for a conference time with your child's teacher, click the link provided below. Links were also emailed to homes through FinalForms.

Parent-teacher conferences are:
•  Monday, Nov. 23, from 4-8:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

The only day for school the week of Nov. 23-27 will be Monday, Nov. 23.

It's Beatitudes's Christmas kick off.

The downtown Ada shop announces its holiday raffle and tickets are now on sale at $1 for one or $5 for six. Many business donations are coming into the store as part of the prizes.

Watch the Icon for a list of prizes announced soon.

Winners will be notified on Friday, Nov., 20, according to Deb Curlis. She added that Christmas decorative items are also now available at the store.

According to SafeWise ranking based on crime and safety trends

The Village of Ada was recently named 79th Safest Small Town in America by SafeWise, an organization that contextualizes national crime and safety trends to show how they affect people and their neighborhoods. 

Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, said, “It is our belief that the partnership between law enforcement and those we serve is key to creating a safe community.”

In 2002, the Ada Police Department invented and implemented Project S.A.F.E.R. (Seeking Aid From Every Resident). Harnishfeger said that the relationships forged through this program is invaluable in keeping Ada a SAFER Community.

Funds to be used to increase the number of participants and enhance treatment opportunities for those participating in the court’s family drug treatment program

Hardin County Juvenile Court has been awarded $800,000 in federal grant funding through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, with the funds to be used to increase the number of participants and enhance treatment opportunities for those participating in the court’s family drug treatment program.

The Family Treatment Court administered by the Hardin County Juvenile Court was one of the original 18 test court’s for medically assisted treatment when The Ohio Supreme Court ran its pilot program to test the viability of Treatment Court’s in 2015.

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