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Interstate 75 northbound in Findlay will be restricted to one lane on Wednesday, April 1, and Thursday, April 2, for beam setting over the railroad. 

On both days, the restriction will begin at noon and continue until four beams are set.

The right lane of Interstate 75 northbound will close from the southern end of the project, just south of Harrison Street/county Road 144, to the Sandusky Street overpass, which is just south of the state Route 12 interchange.

"My primary goal is to finish my education, and then I hope I’ll find something to my heart that makes me happy"

Pardon our recent distracation. The Icon has a couple  15-minute interviews with ONU international students that we've not had a chance to post. Our intern, Liza Dyachuk, from Russia, conducted these in early March. We hope these students are able to continue to communicate with their family and we hope everyone is well.

Interview by Liza Dyachuk

Anni Miettinen
Finnish student
Senior at ONU,business major  

Icon: How did you hear about ONU?
Anni: My home university and ONU are partners, so I got to know about ONU from my university back home. 

And the month of March that never seemed to take place

Each Ada generation has something of it's own:
A blizzard
A flood
A stock market crash
A world war
Life before the internet
Going to school before doors were locked
A church fire

The list goes on. 

Ada residents experiencing life in the spring of 2020 have something of their own –  something to talk with their grandchildren about.

It's a virus that keeps people from shopping, from going to church, from going to school, to prom, graduation, funerals, Easter egg hunts, spring sports events, pancake breakfasts,  the movies, to work, to the library, to Taveren 101. The list goes on.

Watch the Icon on Tuesday for an update on Ada schools and its distance learning program. Gov. DeWine announced today that schools in Ohio will remain in distance learning through at least May 1.

Here's Chandler, age 4, who attends Liberty Village Preschool, showing off her color by number assignment. In the next two photos are Audrie Salyer, Ada first grader, age 7, doing online work at home. 

Dr. Kose talks about how Bluffton Hospital copes in the current health situation

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Dr. William Kose, Blanchard Valley Health System medical officer, says the triage and testing tent outside the Bluffton Hospital is working well after seven days.

In a phone conversation with the Icon Friday afternoon, he talked about how the Bluffton Hospital is coping with the current health situation.

CLICK HERE for the story on the triage and testing tent.

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