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ONU celebrates 50 years of Title IX

On Saturday, Sept. 17, the ONU Volleyball Team will celebrate half a century of women in collegiate sports. Alumni are invited to attend a match at King-Horn Sports Center followed by a reception at The Inn at ONU.

The team will take on Oshkosh at 12:30 p.m. The reception, which will include appetizers and a cash bar, will be held from 3-6 p.m.The featured reception speaker will be Sheila Wallace-Kovalchik, ONU's first women's head volleyball coach.

Dan Neeley, Sr. owned Dan’s Industrial Truck Service

Dan Neeley, Sr., age 88, of Ada, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Lima Memorial Health System. 

He was born on September 25, 1933, in Salyersville, Kentucky to the late Oxie and Dovie (Howard) Neeley. On July 22, 1954, Dan married Marjorie Barker and she preceded him in death on May 21, 1999.

Dan is survived by two sons: Dan (Allis) Neeley, Jr. of Harrod, and Jerry Lee (Jennifer) Neeley of Huber Heights; three daughters: Sandy (Marv) Weaver of Lima, Diana (Robert Whitecotton) Smith of Montague, TX, and Delaree (Bruce) Basil of Harrod; sixteen grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren; and a sister, Bernice Neeley.

Happy Labor Day

The Icon is taking a holiday on Labor Day and we hope you can, too. This 1964 Ada High School yearbook photo shows where Ada workers made–and are still making–sporting goods. The water tower and distinctive roofline are still part of the view at Wilson Sporting Goods, 217 Liberty St. Photo from the Ada Public Library digital archive. 

Raymond Charles Mason worked for National Group and was a farmer

Raymond Charles Mason, age 84, of Harrod, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Lima Memorial Health System. 

He was born on April 22, 1938, in Bath Township, Ohio to the late Lawrence and Marie (Wilkins) Mason.  On April 27, 1957, Raymond married Jean I. Taber and she survives in Harrod.

Gary Lynn Conkle was a U.S. Army Veteran

Gary Lynn Conkle, age 76, of Ada and formerly of Harrod, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. at CareCore of Lima.

He was born on June 6, 1946, in Lima, Ohio to the late Charles L. and Margaret A. (Shadley) Conkle.

Gary retired from Lima Correctional and had previously worked for Baldwin Lima Hamilton, and Clark Equipment.  He was a 1964 graduate of Harrod High School.  He was a U.S. Army veteran. 

He was preceded in death by his six siblings: Charles Conkle, Betty Ann Masters, Larry Conkle, Robert Conkle, Shirley Cira, and Linda Evans. 

Bulldogs fifth at McClain Family Hardin County Invitational

By Cort Reynolds

KENTON⎯The Ada High School golf team competed in the five-team McClain Family Hardin County Invitational Saturday at Memorial Park Golf Course in 
Kenton.

Host Kenton won by three strokes over Riverdale (191-194). Hardin Northern finished third with 208 shots, followed by Ridgemont (223) and Ada (259).

Justin Thiel of HN and Kenton's Camden Plaugher shared match medalist honors as each posted a round of 45.

The Bulldogs were led by Geddes Klingler, who shot a 51. Jack Baumgartner carded a 61. Jayden Shaffer posted a 71, while Sam Crawford registered a score of 76.

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