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SEPT 8 FACEBOOK__In the early morning hours of September 8, 2025, the Ada Police Department responded to a call for service within the Village regarding a suspicious male attempting to enter residences and vehicles. The Ada Police Department was able to locate and apprehend the male. During the apprehension, several items were located that we believe were stolen prior to the arrest.

By Paula Pyzik Scott It’s my fourth anniversary as editor-owner of Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon. I chuckle to recall that I set out with a plan to learn news in year one and advertising in year two. Writing a news story has certainly come easier than tackling QuickBooks Online. I’m going to begin with a huge thank you to Icon readers. In the past 12 months, there have been 12K returning users to the Ada Icon home page with som 2.5K active users, according to Google Analytics.

FROM ADA SCHOOLS TEXT MESSAGES__Join us on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, as the Ada Bulldogs take on the Elmwood Royals. We are proud to honor and celebrate all those who have served and are currently serving in our Armed Forces. Location: Ada High School Stadium Kickoff: 7:00 PM Date: Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 All veterans and active-duty military are invited to attend as our special guests. Veterans and those currently serving, please join us on the field for the National Anthem.

"Ring! Ring! Ring!" "Hello. Who's calling, please?" "Hi! It's the year 1991--when this public corded telephone was installed in the lobby of the Freed Center for the Performing Arts!"

By Cort Reynolds ADA__The Ada High School boys soccer team defeated visiting Spencerville 4-0 in a non-league match on Saturday, September 6. The shutout win upped the Bulldog record to 3-2-1. Ada scored all four goals in the first half by a pair of juniors. The Bearcats fell to 0-4-1 with the defeat. “I’m really proud of the team’s performance today,” said Ada head coach Aaron Acheson. “We came out with intensity, controlled possession, and created a lot of chances.

By Cort Reynolds MT. CORY__The Ada High School volleyball team swept a tri-match at Cory-Rawson on Saturday, September 6. The non-league wins improved the Bulldog girls record to 8-1. Ada rallied to beat Delphos Jefferson 22-25, 25-14, 25-12. Junior setter Jaylin St. Laurent served three aces and dished out 17 assists. Brooklynn Andreasen served up three aces, came up with three blocks and hit eight kills. Dailah Preston drilled six kills, dealt a pair of aces and made five blocks.

By Cort Reynolds ADA__The Ada High School girls soccer team defeated visiting Spencerville 3-0 in a non-league match at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, September 6. The Bulldog girls improved to 8-1 with the decisive win. The Bearcats dropped to 0-4-1 after the defeat. Ada junior Kenley Poling netted a hat trick to score all three goals in the game. Emily Shanks passed out two assists, and Ashley Williams dished out one helper. Ada keeper Emily Gibson made five saves in goal.

The Ada Public Library will host the following events and activities during the week of September 8-13. For further details and dates, visit www.adalibrary.org/calendar/month.

SEPT 5 MEDIA RELEASE– Polar Buddies, an Ohio Northern University partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hardin County, is excited to announce that registration for 2025-2026 is now open. ONU college students (“Bigs”) serve as mentors for Ada area students Kindergarden-8th grade (“Littles”) getting together twice a month for fun and meaningful activities. Polar Buddies will meet as a group after school in the school cafeteria on the first Fridays of the month.

By Cort Reynolds ARLINGTON __The visiting Ada football team was outscored 21-7 in the second half and lost 34-14 to Arlington in the Blanchard Valley Conference opener on Friday, September 5. The Bulldogs fell to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the BVC with the road defeat. Meanwhile, the Red Devils improved to 3-0 and 1-0 in league play after the home win. The Bulldogs fell behind early and never caught up. Red Devil quarterback Josh Heacock tossed five touchdown passes to pace the victors.