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Honigford named to Women's Academic All-America at-large second team

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Ohio Northern junior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) was named to the 2022-23 NCAA Division III Women's Academic All-America At-Large Second Team by College Sports Communicators.

The honor comes after Honigford earned Academic All-District honors from CSC in May. She is one of 45 NCAA Division III student-athletes divided among First, Second and Third teams. The mechanical engineering major is one of 22 Division III honorees to boast a 4.0 GPA.

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Hardin County rainfall report for May 2023

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, June 27, 2023

HARDIN COUNTY–For the period of May 1-May 31, Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 2.47 inches of rain in Hardin County. Last year, the average rainfall for the same time was 5.41 inches. Rainfall for May was 1.62 inches less than the ten-year average rainfall for the month. 

Dudley Township received 3.30 inches of rain for May, the highest amount of the township sites. Blanchard Township had the lowest rainfall amount for the month of May with 1.85 inches, with  Washington Township not far behind at 1.87 inches. The average precipitation for the growing season  since April 15 in the townships was 4.19 inches compared to 6.33 inches in 2022. Dale Rapp reported a  total of 5.36 inches in Dudley Township, while Randy Preston reported a total of 3.18 inches in  Washington Township for this growing season. 

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Wilson Sporting Goods receives six-year Job Creation Tax Credit

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, June 27, 2023

On June 26, the State of Ohio announced the approval of assistance for nine projects set to create 534 new jobs and retain 1,007 jobs statewide, including an expanded Wilson Sporting Goods manufacturing facility in Ada. The factory is the long-time supplier of NFL footballs and has a new contract to supply basketballs for the NBA.

The new projects approved by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA) are expected to result in more than $40 million in new payroll and spur more than $76.6 million in investments across Ohio.

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Blanchard Valley Pain Management expands to Kenton

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Blanchard Valley Pain Management, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, is announcing it has expanded its services to provide pain management care in Kenton.

The new office, which is now scheduling patients, is located at 75 Washington Blvd., Kenton. Appointments can be made by calling 567-712-7741.

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Autism "Rocks!" awareness event at Ottawa Metro Park

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, June 26, 2023

Autism Life Center, a local nonprofit, will host an Autism "Rocks!" rock painting event from 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 8 at Ottawa Metro Park, Wyandot shelter house.

Organizers note, "This is our largest family friendly community event of the year!  Our goal is to bring the community together to raise Autism awareness and acceptance by painting rocks with autism information on the back. 

"Then we can hide them throughout our communities to keep the awareness going.  We provide all the supplies, rocks, paint, snacks, everything! Cost is by donation.  We'll also have other local organizations there with information and more crafts
for the kids to do."

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Got live music? Tell the Icon!

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, June 26, 2023

Got live music? The Icon promotes Ada area events on the Community Calendar. 

For example, Jazz Blue Trio will perform at the Inn at ONU on June 30 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Email [email protected] or tag @adaicon on Facebook.

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