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Wheat harvest is underway

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Wheat harvest is underway across many farms in the area. The Icon spotted this familiar scene in early July between Bluffton and Ada.

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Red, White and Ah-choo? Not this Year

Steer clear of asthma and allergy triggers this summer.
Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

With the summer around the corner, loads of people get out and enjoy the outdoor fun. You and your family have big summer plans: fireworks, picnics and swimming. Now you just need to make sure that no one ends up red (itchy rashes), white (a box full of tissues), or blue (coughing or an asthma attack) for the wrong reasons. That’s why it’s so important to be prepared, so allergies and asthma don’t overshadow the festivities.

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Final thoughts on...

Journalism in a small town and all the encounters you can't predict
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

By Fred Steiner
(Photo accompanying this column shows Fred Steiner and Ryan Lowry cutting the Icon’s first anniversary cake in 2010.)

Thoughts on:
• how the Icons came to be,
• journalism in a small town,

Here’s the thing:

You can earn a living working in your profession in a small, rural community. But, along the way, you can’t predict the encounters that hit like insects on a car window at 70 mph.

Want to know how the Icon was born?
The idea was simple.

Create a community news source available to everyone. Put another way, make it a rare medium that’s well done.

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Icons pass to second generation owners

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

The Bluffton and Ada Icons passed on to their second generation of owners at the beginning of the month. Fred and Mary Pannabecker Steiner, who launched the two community journalism websites, announced Ryan and Gayle Lowry of Bluffton as the new owners beginning July 1. Read the full story.

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Barbara Webb 1949 - 2021

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 4, 2021

Barbara S. Webb, 71, passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at 1:01 a.m. surrounded by her family at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

She was born on Dec. 10, 1949, in Lima to the late Tomi and Ruth (Gibson) Caudill. Barbara was married to Gary Tidd and he preceded her in death. She then married Gary Neil Webb and he died on Dec. 18, 2017.

Barbara was a member of the Ark of the Covenant Baptist Church, Lima.

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Ka BOOOOM in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 4, 2021

Fourth of July weekend fireworks lit up the Ada sky for the first time in many years. The fireworks show on July 2 was at the Ada Park. Ken Collins shares these shots for Icon viewers.

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