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Taking stock of the Icons: The future of free news

Iconoclast View

/ Oct 11, 2026

5th anniversary for Iconoclast 2.0

By Paula Pyzik Scott
[email protected] / 567-400-4266

It’s my fifth anniversary as editor-owner of the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon. Now in my sixth decade of life and my fourth decade of Ada-Bluffton residency, I’m working to make sure the Icons survive me and maintain local focus, content creation and ownership.

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Down Memory Lane: 1934 onion workers strike leads to violence in McGuffey

Historical Ada

/ Oct 10, 2026

In 1934, onion workers in Hardin County organized to protest low wages and labor exploitation.

In August, as McGuffey Mayor Ott and his wife slept, a bomb destroyed several windows and a wall of the house. No one was injured, but Union President Okey Odell was arrested for allegedly planning the attack, though he denied involvement. He was later dragged out of the jail by an anti-union mob who proceeded to beat him and threaten his life if the protests continued.

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$56 Million in Community Facilities Direct Loan for ONU

Ohio Northern University

/ Oct 09, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__The U.S. Department of Agriculture hs announced a $56 million Community Facilities Direct Loan Program to Ohio Northern University. The funds will finance a new 60,000 square-foot health and wellness center and the renovation of an 18,000 square-foot classroom and lab facility for exercise physiology and health sciences. These community facilities will serve students and local community members, expanding access to essential health and wellness services in rural Ohio.

The new center and renovated facility will expand access to essential health services in Ada while preparing for the next generation of health care professionals.