Wilbur L. Lawrence, age 68, died on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 11:30 p.m. at Green Hills Health Center, West Liberty.
He was born on January 8, 1950 in Hardin County, Ohio to the late William L. and Rose (Campbell) Lawrence.
He is survived by two sons: Jamason (April) Lawrence of Urbana and Jeremiah (Sylvia) Blythe of Michigan; two daughters: Barbara Lawrence of Bellefontaine and Wendy (Aaron) Spear of Caldwell; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren; three brothers: Larry Lawrence of Ada, Emmitt (Deborah) Lawrence of Dola and Paul (Ruth) Lawrence of Ada; and a sister, Phyllis (Larry) Tidd of Ada.
Here's a photo of the Ada Boy Scout during a paper drive in 1943. This is certainly the largest paper drive ever in Ada. The photo is taken behind the Ada city building.
The Icon welcomes anyone who can contribute names of the scouts. The photo is from the collection of Tom Lehman.
Troop 124 will be hold a 100th anniversary dinner at Donnell Lodge at Camp Berry on Saturday, April 14, at 6 p.m. All interested parties are invited.
You may have to travel to Iowa to see this plate. The Icon spotted it in early March at the Ohio Northern University agriculture conferance. This guy's obviously an Iowa State fan and is certainly involved in agriculture.
Ohio Northern’s nursing program continues to be recognized for its effectiveness in preparing students for their careers. RegisteredNursing.org recently ranked ONU’s nursing program fifth among 89 RN programs in Ohio.
The ONU nursing program enrolls 121 students in its bachelor’s degree program.
Rhett Grant (right), director of the Ada Public Library meets with Congressman Bob Latta and Carla Hayden, Library of Congress librarian.
The trio met Friday in Perrysburg where Ms. Hayden spoke of her efforts to make the “library of the people” more accessible to all Americans. She runs a facility with 3,000 employees and an annual budget of $618 million.
The 214-year-old venerable institution houses 162 million items. Appointed by President Obama, she is the first woman and first African-American to head the Library of Congress.
Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
It may take a wombat and Tasmanian devil, but ONU students do what is necessary to raise money for cancer research.
The Campus Relay for Life had a goal of $18,000 to raise between 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday during a walk inside the Sports Center.
Student organizations set up tables around the running track. The theme this year was foreign countries. Pictured at the Australian table are (from left) Amber Lilly, Shelby Barga as kangaroo, and Kelly Beazel, members of Kappa Psi pharmacy fraternity.
TIFFIN — Senior Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) threw a 3-hit shutout in dominating fashion to lead the Ohio Northern softball team to a double header split at Heidelberg on Saturday afternoon at Fran's Field.
The Polar Bears (11-3 overall, 1-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) won the opener 3-0 behind Lightel's 12-strikeout shutout.
A man in his late teens or early 20s is being sought in relation to a motor vehicle theft and pursuit by deputies occurring at 4 a.m.Sunday. The sheriff’s office received a call about a car being stolen from a residence at 20087 CR 199 near Ridgeway.
The homeowner, who saw the vehicle being driven from his driveway, was able to follow the vehicle and direct responding deputies to his location. Deputies located the vehicle as it entered Logan County where a low speed pursuit ensued.
At CR 40 the vehicle was driven off the roadway into a field where attempts to stop it were unsuccessful.
Mackenzie Wills (pictured), a sophomore from Ada, won both of her matches for Ohio Northern during women’s tennis play on Saturday at Westwood Tennis in Lima. Mackenzie won 6-0 at No. 5 singles and 8-0 in doubles. Overall, the team beat Heidelberg 9-0 in the OAC opener. ONU improves 11-3 on the season.
