During the month of August, Extension volunteer rainfall reporters received an average of 2.50 inches of rain.
The most rain for this month, 3.90 inches, fell in Hale Township as measured by Tim Ramsey. The least rain reported during the month, 1.56 inches was reported in Liberty Township by Phil Epley.
During the same month last year, an average of 3.73 inches of rain fell. The rainfall recorded in August over the past ten years averaged 4.14 inches.
The ONU Child Development Center along with Ready, Set, Grow Preschool and ONU Honors Programs will hold a trike-a-thon to raise money for St. Jude's Children Hospital and also for Amelia Griffin.
The event is from 11 a.m. to noon and 2-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept 29, according to June Zimmerman, director of the ONU Child Development Center.
It takes place at 209 S. Union St., Ada, in the Security Building parking lot.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce has made an offer of $35,000 to purchase property in the village in an effort to secure a permanent office and a site from which to promote area businesses.
The property is at 110 N. Main St. The vacant, two-story building most recently housed Raw Ink, a tattoo parlor.
Chamber president Deb Curlis said the deal won’t close until the offer is accepted and a bank loan is secured.
The building purchase would be a first for the Chamber, which has been conducting its business out of the Community Health Professionals building south of the village.
Buy Ada First committee's Music on Main, traditionally a Friday evening event in the Depot Park, moved to noontime on Tuesday.
Monty Siekerman represented The Icon and provides this story with photos at the bottom of the story.
Music on Main included a joint meeting of two service clubs...Becky Neville, realtor, president of Rotary Club, and John Berg, educator, president of Kiwanis Club.
Weather was perfect, sunny and mild, for the outdoor gathering of the club members, their spouses, and the public.
