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Dong Hyun Kim, assistant professor of finance in the Ohio Northern University’s Dicke College of Business Administration, has co-authored an article that has been published in “Journal of Corporate Finance,” considered one of the top journals in the finance field.

The article, titled “The Effect of Interest Rate Volatility and Equity Volatility on Corporate Bond Yield Spreads: A Comparison of Noncallables and Callables,” was co-written with Dr. Duane Stock, professor of finance at the University of Oklahoma.

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It's the first official Ada garage sale of 2014.

Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., will host a two-day garage sale. Dates and times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22.

Donations to the sale are being accepted. All proceeds go to Community Health Professionals Hospice Patient Care Fund. Call 419-634-7443 for more details.

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Despite weather delays, lots of events take place in February at Ada schools. Here's an update from the school website:

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Feb. 21-  Interim grade cards sent home with all students
Feb. 25 - 2 Hour Early Dismissal for Teachers In-Service
Feb. 26 - Spring Pictures Order forms in High School Office

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Seth Miehls used his barber scissors for something other than cutting hair on Wednesday. With the assistance of members of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, Miehls held an official ribbon cutting. Barbers on Main opened earlier this month. Wednesday was a busy day for the chamber. Barbers on Main was one of three ribbon cuttings held. Watch the Icon for the other events.

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Here are the Ada High School Varsity Singer as they were 25 years ago.

Row one, from left, M. Traster, D. Hruschka.

Row two, S. Guy, C. Nelson, K. Williams, L. Erbe, H. Fries, C. Griffin, K. Hanratty, A. Newland, J. Young, J. Hanratty, S. Robinson.

Row three, K. Spallinger, Mrs. Lyn Knoble, M. Miller.

Row four, K. Moser, B. Siekerman, L. Plaugher. C. Ward.

Row five, B. Brubaker, B. Badertscher, T. Hazelton., C. Wire, T. Thacker, J. Wolke, C. Brubaker, M. Conkling, M. Heister, E. Daughtery.

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Deb Curlis (left) and Chris Burns-DiBiasio stand at the Buy Ada First display table during Tuesday's cash mob at the Ohio Northern University book store. (Richard Gainey photo)

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