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Ada schools picture retake day is Thursday, Oct. 15 in the 1986 gym, according to an announcement from the school. 

Preschool students, students who were absent on picture day, and new students will all get their picture taken this day. Students who would like retakes must return their original package to get their retakes completed. Online ordering is below. 

Online Students
If you would like to have your child's picture taken for school pictures, you may bring your student on campus on Thursday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Here are the Ada results from last week's poll. This week's poll asks your opinion on the electoral college versus a direct vote in presidential elections. Click here to take this week's poll.

 

 

 

Floral, cosmetology open now; culinary opening soon

Apollo Career Center customer service programs, including floral, cosmetology and culinary, are opening the doors of their student-run businesses that are vital to the all around student experience, connecting to the community and hands-on learning.

• Floral Marketing Interiors runs the floral shop and operates from 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Tuesday – Friday.

The public is welcome to visit and find out about the special things they can create for weddings, special events, homecoming or prom. Masks are required.

A lot of exciting things in the works and more information will be coming soon

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is working on plans for the annual Merry on Main, according to Health Cox, chamber president.

This year’s event is moved from the evening to the afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5.

“This is the same day that the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance is possibly doing its parade, so we wanted to make this a fun all-day event for Ada and Hardin County,” said Cox.

“We have a lot of exciting things in the works and more information will be coming very soon,” she added. 

Watch the Icon for additional Merry on Main information as it develops.

2.1 million absentee ballot applications received by Ohio boards of elections

On the first day of early voting and with just four weeks until Election Day, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced 2,154,235 absentee ballot applications have been received by county boards of elections statewide.

This includes 21,570 requests from military and overseas voters whose absentee ballots began to be mailed Sept. 18.

All other absentee ballots were mailed on Oct. 6. Over the past week, 158,839 new absentee ballot requests were submitted by Ohio voters. Totals from early in-person voting will be included in next week’s release.

Soybean harvest has begun locally with farmers cutting their earliest planted beans with dry moisture content.  Most early yield reports are ranging from 35-70 bushels per acre

By Mark Badertscher
Hardin County - During the month of September, Extension volunteer rainfall reporters received an average of 4.77 inches of rain.  

The most rain for this month, 7.92 inches, fell in Taylor Creek Township, as measured by Silver Creek Supply.  

The least rain reported during the month, 2.60 inches, was reported in Jackson Township by Rick Weber.  

Liberty Township, reported by Phil Epley had 3 inches of rain and 17.40 for the growing season

During the same month last year, an average of 2.82 inches of rain fell.  The rainfall recorded in September over the past 10 years averaged 3.53 inches.  

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