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2025 Girl Scout cookie sales have begun

Posted by Staff on Monday, January 13, 2025

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio has kicked off the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie season, "a time when Girl Scouts everywhere build their entrepreneurial skills as they find new and inventive ways to sell cookies, unboxing brighter futures for themselves."

Girl Scout Cookie season runs through March 16. Watch for girls taking orders this month, and visit gswo.org/findcookies/ to sign up for notifications. Cookie booths begin February 14.

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Bulldog boys basketball scorched by hot hand of USV’s Underwood

Posted by Staff on Sunday, January 12, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada High School boys basketball team lost to the red-hot shooting of visiting arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley 66-50 in the annual non-conference grudge match on Saturday, January 11.

Ram senior Maddox Underwood drove and shot his way to a game-high 31 points to pace the victors. The athletic guard made 10 two-pointers, hit two treys and added five foul shots.

The Bulldogs fell to 9-5 after the defeat. USV improved to 7-5 with the road win. The Rams have won seven of their last nine games after an 0-3 start.
“They wanted it more than us, they were more physical,” said Ada head coach Chris Sautter. “They just wanted it more.”

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15 Minutes with Walt Bettinger, AHSAA Hall of Honor inductee

Posted by Staff on Sunday, January 12, 2025

Walter W. Bettinger II, AHS class of 1979, was inducted in the Ada High School Alumni Association Hall of Honor on January 11 and honored at halftime of the boys basketball game. Bettinger served as CEO of Charles Schwab & Co. from 2008-2024 and is benefactor of school athletics. He provided the Icon with these reflections on his home town.

Q. What keeps you connected to Ada, Ohio?

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Snow and sun

Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, January 12, 2025

Snow and sun transform a familiar view on a mid-January weekend. Here sculptures by Judith Greavu cast a long shadow near Dial Roberson Stadium. Click photo to enlarge.

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Janet P. Kearns worked for Upper Scioto Valley Schools

Posted by Staff on Saturday, January 11, 2025

Janet P. Kearns, age 87, of McGuffey, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025 at her residence, surrounded by her family. 

She was born on October 6, 1937 in McGuffey, Ohio to the late Okey and Cloie (Jordan) Risner. On December 27, 1958 Janet married John K. Kearns and he preceded her in death on February 14, 2021.

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Cora Lea Gunther was a secretary

Posted by Staff on Saturday, January 11, 2025

Cora Lea Gunther, age 79, of Dunkirk, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at Blanchard Place in Kenton. 

She was born on November 1, 1945 in Hardin County, Ohio to Pete and Fana (Conley) Inmon who preceded her in death. On September 21, 1963 she married William Edward Gunther and he preceded her in death on April 28, 2019. 

Cora retired as a secretary.  She was an assistant Girl Scout Leader, a member of the Dunkirk Community Improvement Corp, a member of the Findlay Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and was a board member of the Hardin County Community Center.  

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