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Ada's Zac Dysert playing in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 26

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Miami University's record-setting quarterback and Ada native Zac Dysert has been invited to play in the 2013 Senior Bowl, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26 (4 p.m. ET), at Mobile's Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

The game will be nationally televised by the NFL Network.

Dysert is the 15th Miami player and the first since 2005 to earn an invitation to the nation's most unique football game and football's premier senior showcase event. The Senior Bowl annually features the country's best senior collegiate football players and top NFL draft prospects on teams representing the North and South that will be coached by the coaching staffs of the Detroit Lions and the Oakland Raiders.

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Ada Area Chamber of Commerce holds celebration dinner

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce held its celebration dinner on Jan. 16 and announced significant dates for 2013 and made Board of Director appointments for 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Board of Directors are as follows:

2013
Karen Garver, Justin Courtney and Dustin Brooks

2014
Elizabeth Abel, Becky Neville, and Jolene Bailey

2015
JoNell Hanratty, Linda Fleming and Ashley Lehman

Significant dates to remember include:

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Police log for Jan. 14 - 20

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Jan. 14


  • Traffic stop verbal warning for failure to dim
  • Assist EMS on E Ballard
Handled suspicious person complaint on S Main St
  • Assist EMS on N Main St

  • Assist other agency

Jan. 15


  • Traffic stop warning for speed
Handled 911 hang up on W Lima Ave
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Handled alarm drop on S Main St

  • Handled suspicious person complaint on E Montford
  • Handled non injury accident at McDonalds

  • Male arrested, report taken for wanted person

Jan. 16


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Apollo Career Center plans celebration as kick-off to National Career Technical Education Month

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Apollo Career Center will hold Apollopalooza on January 29, 2013, 5:30-7 p.m., to kick-off National Career and Technical Education Month, which runs through February according to Dana Dukes Norton, community relations liaison. 

Apollopalooza will showcase both the high school and adult education programs. The event is free and open to the public.

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Yeah, it feels like January

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Suddenly it feels like January. Guy Verhoff,  weather observer, provided the Icon with the past seven day maximum temperature, minimum temperature and precipitation. The high for the past seven days was 50 and the low 8.

Jan. 15  30  19
Jan. 16  34  25
Jan. 17  40  20
Jan. 18  39  19
Jan. 19  50  36
Jan. 20  43  18 trace
Jan. 21  21    8 trace

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Champs at Piqua

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Ada High School Varsity Singers took home first place in the C Division of the Piqua show choir competition on Jan. 19. Click on image to enlarge.

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