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Alexis Amburgey has her sights on medical school

Alexis Amburgey, Ada High School junior

What classes are you taking this semester?
College Prep English II, AP U.S. History, French III, Pre-Cal/Trig, Advanced Chemistry, Government and Anatomy/Physiology.

How about your sports activities?
I play basketball, volleyball and softball. Basketball is my favorite. I play point. My best game this year was the first game against Cory-Rawson. I scored 22 points and had a good game overall. In volleyball I’m a hitter and in softball I’m a pitcher.

Start of something big

It's not too impressive, but it's the start of something big. Work is officially underway on the Ada First United Methodist Church building site. Here's the view from March 25.

Ada police logs March 10-16

Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, provided The Icon with the Ada police call logs from March 10 to 16.

They are in two attachments at the bottom of this story.

Anna Mary Titus Shanks was 4-H advisor for over 25 years

Anna Mary Titus Shanks, 96, died on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 1:31 p.m. at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.

She was born on September 12, 1917 in Johnston, Ohio to Walter A. and Edith (McCamey) Titus and they preceded her in death. On August 2, 1939 she married Robert S. Shanks and he died on January 9, 1991.

Law Dean’s Lecture series to focus on ‘Advancing the Rule of Law Abroad’

Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law and ONU’s Center for Democratic Governance and Rule of Law present Rachel Kleinfeld, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series in the Celebrezze Moot Court Room on Wednesday, April 2, at 11:30 a.m.

Dr. Charles "Chuck" Johnson was Professor Emeritus at Ohio Northern University

Dr. Charles "Chuck" Johnson, 74, died on March 13, 2014 at 12:37 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio.

He was born on May 24, 1939 to Henry and Orleone (Olson) Johnson, who preceded him in death.

Charles graduated from Windom High School in Windom, Minn., in 1957. Following graduation, Charles attended the Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis to become a baker.

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