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Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief provided The Icon with the following update involving today's evacuation of the Ada school:

During dismissal on February 24, 2016, the Ada High School office received a suspicious phone call. 

Law enforcement was notified immediately and all buildings on campus were evacuated. 

Officers from the Ada Police Department as well as deputies from the Hardin County Sherriff’s office were dispatched to the school.

They were assisted by the Allen County Bomb squad. All buildings on campus were cleared and determined to be safe. 

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At 7:44 p.m. this evening the Ada officials sent the follow email update on the telephone bomb threat taken earlier in the afternoon:

With the special assistance of bomb sniffing dogs, Ada Police Department has cleared our buildings and has found no physical threats.

Ada police will have extra patrols during school hours. The incident remains under investigation.

 

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Ohio Northern University’s T.J. Smull College of Engineering honored Craig O. Pierson, president of Marathon Pipe Line LLC, and Timothy Quellhorst, senior vice president of Crown Equipment Corporation, with Distinguished Alumni Awards on Feb. 22.

Craig Pierson

Pierson, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1978, joined Marathon Pipe Line Company in June 1978 as a pipeline engineer in Martinsville, Ill. 

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The Icon stopped in to hear the Ada junior high band rehearse last week. We'll continue to feature musicians from that visit. Here's Chloe Jones, eighth grader, playing the flute.

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Ada schools sent the follow alert message at 4:16 p.m. today:

"At the time of dismissal we received a suspicious call that forced us to evacuate the building. All students were safely evacuated from campus."

The Icon understands that the following officials are on the scene:
• Allen County Bomb Squad
• Hardin County Sheriff
• Ada Police Department
• On stand by is Ada-Liberty Township fire and EMS

In a second school alert the message  stated that law enfocement agencies are contacted and that all school activities tonight are cancelled.
 

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Presale tickets are on sale in the Ada High School office for Friday nights boys' sectional championship game vs. Minster at Coldwater High School.

The approximate start time is 8 p.m. Adult tickets $6, student tickets $4. All tickets the night of the game will be $6. The Coldwater sectional is an open session, one ticket will gain admission to both games, according to Ken Jochims, Ada athletic director.
 

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