You are here

Home

Ada's latest news

Local otter sightings

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, December 30, 2021

Social media made the Icon aware of river otters being sighted by local photographers. A call from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirmed that in recent years the otter population has spread into northwest Ohio.

ODNR Wildlife research technician Sara Zaleski noted that otters seek clean, high quality water and that their presence is a good reflection on area water conditions.

In the early 20th century, otters were trapped out of existence (extirpated) in Ohio. In 1986, they were reintroduced by a program that brought otters to the eastern parts of the state. Since then, those populations and Michigan and Indiana populations have spread into our area. 

»

McGuffey water meter change out

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

The Village of McGuffey has reported that a contractor will begin changing out all water meters on December 29. Some discoloration of water may occur.

The change out will take several days.

»

Esther “Joan” Zimmer owned Joan's Beauty Shop

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Esther “Joan” Zimmer, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.

She was born on February 15, 1932 in Ada, Ohio to the late C. Raymond and Donna (Shrider) Long.  On February 15, 1951, Joan married Russell “Rusty” Zimmer and who preceded her in death on April 2, 1983.  

Joan is survived by her two children: Bob (Sue) Zimmer of Leesberg, Florida and Pat (Dennis) Dearth of Ada; four grandchildren: Jamie Fall (James) Smith, Michelle Burgoon, Lucas (Kelly) Dearth and Lance (Nichole) Dearth; five great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren; and a sister, Sharon Quay of Kenton.    

»

Lady Bulldog cagers race past USV

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

The Ada High School girls basketball team ran off 23 consecutive points over the middle quarters and cruised to a 51-18 win over traditional rival Upper Scioto Valley in the semifinals of the fourth Border Battle tournament Tuesday night at Allen East.

The Lady Bulldogs ended the first half on a 12-0 run to turn a tight three-point lead against the spunky Ram girls into a 25-10 halftime bulge.

Ada was never threatened in the second half, extending the lead to 36-10 with an 11-0 flurry starting the third period.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-8 with the decisive victory. The scrappy Lady Rams fell to 0-11 with the defeat.

»

Targeting

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Targeting is defined by the dictionary as a means of selecting an object of attention or attack. Targeting is a marketing tool that identifies a target audience and directly advertises products to them through various channels. For example, a company could target reruns of The Golden Girls or The Mary Tyler Moore Show for products such as Medicare or AARP designed for an older audience. Those versed in online video games may recognize targeting as a strategy where one player continuously attacks the same person during the contest. Some may be familiar with the term targeting as it relates to football.

»

Looking back at 2021: Celebration begins

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

The numbers 1-5-0 appeared across the Ohio Northern University campus in 2021, as celebrations began for the university's 150th anniversary. PHOTO from ONU Facebook.

»

Pages