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School board meeting and planning session Thursday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 15, 2021

Ada school board will meet at 5 p.m., Thursday, March 18. This is the regular monthly meeting in addition to a planning session on the agenda.

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Main-Lima intersection safety on Tuesday's council agenda

Ada income tax revenue down as a result of covid-19
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 15, 2021

Ada council will meet on Tuesday with several local issues on the agenda.
Click here for council’s agenda.

Council is expected to enter executive session to discuss negotiations with the sergeants bargaining unit.

A second issue includes a letter to council from Andrea Hall, 622 Clint Drive, concerning the intersection of Main Street and Lima Avenue.

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15 minutes getting caught up with Bailey Bowers

She's attending Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh and can tell you all about "everywhere, everyday chemicals"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 15, 2021

The Icon recently caught up with Bailey Bowers, a 2013 Ada High School graduate now at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. We are sharing parts of our conversation with Icon viewers.

After you graduated from College of Wooster, we lost track of you. Please bring us up to date.
I'm currently attending Carnegie Mellon University to obtain my PhD in Chemistry. I’m aiming to defend my thesis in August 2022, which simultaneously feels very far off and panic-inducingly soon.

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Virtual Driving simulator helps young drivers

Drive Time Driving Instruction is now part of a pilot program
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 15, 2021

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Mom is riding with her teenage student-driver son. She sees brake lights ahead. Her son continues to accelerate. She gasps. Grabs the ‘on crap’ handle. Son rolls his eyes. “I’ve got this, Mom.”

This is a common occurrence when in the car with a new driver. Is Mom being overly cautious? Is son being too aggressive? Maybe a little bit of both?

Students at Drive Time Driving Instruction, Bluffton, can now take an objective driving simulation to identify both what they are doing well, and what they could be doing better.  The simulator is an optional tool available to parents and students.

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Defense dominates as football opens 2020-21 ONU season

Brock Martin rushes for 108 years in win
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 14, 2021

By Tim Glon
ADA — Junior All-American Brock Martin (Attica/Seneca East) ran for 108 yards and the Ohio Northern defense turned in a dominating performance in a 2020-21 season-opening 17-7 football victory over Otterbein Friday night at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals fall to 0-1, 0-1.

Junior Johnny Rupp (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) led an outstanding defensive effort with a career-high 13 tackles.

The Polar Bears held the Cardinals to 269 yards of total offense.

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First signs of spring in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 14, 2021

Yellow crocus are blooming outside the Wilson Art Center on the Ohio Northern University campus, indicating we are experiencing warmer temperatures. (Photos from ONU Art and Design Facebook)

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