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May 2023

Ada Lions Club awards $5750 in scholarships to Ada Schools seniors

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Ada Lions Club met on May 24, 2023 to honor new scholarship recipients. Lions Scholarship Chair Robert C Simmons introduced the students. 

The scholarship winners introduced their family members in attendance, shared some of their high school activities, where they were going to further their education, career goals and college major. The Lions Club provided a meal for scholarship recipients and their families.

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Eat It

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 25, 2023

By Alexis Nicoson and Katie Prater, Student Pharmacists with Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

Eat It was a 1984 parody written by “Weird Al” Yankovic of Michael Jackson’s 1983 hit titled Beat It.  Weird Al was first introduced to the public in 1976 at the age of 16 on The Dr Demento Radio Show. He has won five Grammy awards, written 150 parodies and sold over 12 million albums. Besides his comic parodies, he writes and plays polka medleys of several popular songs with his accordion. His parody of Eat It was about an exasperated parent attempting to get their child to eat. This is not far from reality for many parents and grandparents. 

Did you know that nearly one-third of children below the age of five do not eat a daily fruit or vegetable? 

Making sure children have a balanced diet with fruits and vegetables with less added sugars can greatly impact their health. Some health issues are lifelong, but can be reduced by ensuring children are eating a balanced diet every day. Some of the health problems noted from an imbalance of nutrients include obesity, cavities, diabetes and heart disease. 

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Honigford named All-Great Lakes Region

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 25, 2023

Ohio Northern junior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) was named to the 2022-23 All-Great Lakes Region Team by the Women's Golf Coaches Association.

Honigford closed the 2022-23 women's golf season as a three-time Medalist with a team-best 78.8 average for 18 holes through 20 rounds of play. She competed in 10 events and posted eight top-four finishes.

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Five Polar Bears named to College Sports Communicators women's team

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 25, 2023

Ohio Northern seniors Meredith Miller (Noblesville, Ind.), Amanda Wells (Mason) and Isabella Orofino (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) and juniors Gabby Monastra (Wooster) and Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) were named to the 2023 Women's Academic All-District At-Large Team by College Sports Communicators.

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Icon to schedule Memorial Day weekend edition

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, May 24, 2023

The Bluffton and Ada Icons will have an extended weekend publishing schedule for Memorial Day weekend 2023. New content will appear on Friday morning and, except for breaking news, pause until Tuesday morning.

The Icon office will be closed from Friday, May 26-Monday May 29.

Our newsgathering schedule will continue through the weekend, including Bluffton and Ada High School graduations and Memorial Day events.

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New OhioMeansJobs.com features announced

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, May 24, 2023

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – New user-friendly features have been announced for www.OhioMeansJobs.com 

The updates are coordinated by InnovateOhio, the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. These new features take a faster, streamlined approach to connect unemployed Ohioans with jobs while helping employers identify new talent. The enhancements are the next phase to improve customer experience with www.OhioMeansJobs.com

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Advertisers of the Week: Ed Reichenbach-State Farm Agent and First National Bank of Pandora

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Join us in thanking our advertisers of the week. They make it possible to provide FREE news updated daily.

Ed Reichenbach-State Farm Agent, 341 S Main St, Bluffton, OH 45817; 419-358-7781

First National Bank of Pandora, 112 Cherry St, Bluffton, OH 45817; 419-358-5500

Meet our Ada Icon advertisers HERE.

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Rhodes State College spring 2023 graduates

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, May 24, 2023

The following graduates from the Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon readership areas received their Associate degrees from Rhodes State College following spring semester 2023.

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  • Micah William Cook, Electronic Engineering Tech
  • Trent Michael Ennis, Manufacturing Engineering Tech
  • William Heath Jolliff Jr, Mechanical Engineering Tech
  • Erik JC Radebaugh, with Honors, Electronic Engineering Tech
  • David John James Shelby Gale Sullivan, with Honors, Digital Media
  • Schyler Mackenzie Waugh, Nursing
  • Zoe Kezia Serwaa Yeboah, Nursing
  • Natalie Anne Freytag, with Honors, Associate of Technical Studies

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Let’s talk lunch for elementary school students

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, May 24, 2023

SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM

Beatitudes community center, 210 N. Main St., will be offering a summer lunch program for Ada children who need assistance. Parents or guardians must call Deb Curlis at 419-788-9459 to register.

The program is available for any school aged child in the Ada area. You must be signed up to receive weekly meal bags.

Free weekly lunches will be provided starting June 2 and will be available each Friday until July 28.

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Search expands for escaped Lima inmates; Lee apprehended in Kentucky

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, May 24, 2023

UPDATE POSTED AT 9:53 A.M.

According to www.13abc.com / 13 Action News early on Wednesday, May 24, "A police department in Henderson, Kentucky ... "had arrested one of the men that escaped from the prison in Lima earlier this week."

James Marion Lee was arrested but Bradley Gillespie, fled on foot and had not yet been apprehended. Gillespie was convicted for a double murder.

The following media release was issued at 11:32 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23:

LIMA – The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and  Correction are investigating after two inmates, Bradley Gillespie, 50, and James Lee, 47 escaped from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution (AOCI). 

Today [Tuesday, May 23] during a prisoner count at 11:00 a.m., ODRC officials determined Lee was missing. Angela Stuff, AOCI warden, approved an emergency count of all prisoners in  the facility and escape posts were manned. During the emergency count, it was  discovered Gillespie was also missing. The ODRC notified law enforcement and officers from multiple jurisdictions, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, and the Patrol responded to the facility. 

During the course of the investigation, prison officials determined Gillespie and Lee  were last observed on surveillance video inside the facility at 8:41 a.m. on May 22. 

The Patrol continues to work with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners  to investigate potential leads.

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