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Ken Collins shares two nighttime photos showing the nastiness of December winter weather around Ada. The photos were taken on Dec. 16.

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Carl Wilkerson took this photo as Ada girls played Van Buren last week. Tonight Ada hosts Allen East in a Northwest Conference contest. Photo from Ada Bulldogs Facebook.

St. Mark Lutheran Church, Farm Bureau, 4-H, music boosters, junior fair sale, retired from ONU, employed for 21 years at Ada Farmers Exchange

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 Carol Jean (Fleming) Wince, 82, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at 9:09 p.m. at her residence in Ada, surrounded by her family.

She was born on Dec. 25, 1937, in Putnam County, Ohio, to the late Clarence W. and Geneva O. (Reichenbach) Fleming. On June 2, 1973, Carol married George M. Wince and on Oct. 3, 2015 he preceded her in death.

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The Ada Icon invites churches in the Icon's viewership area to send information about Christmas eve services.

Send information to: [email protected]. The listing will be posted next week on the church page.

Mississippi Bones' new album includes a spoof on old tabloids

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The Ada-based band Mississippi Bones is releasing a new album titled “Wise Words from the Uninformed,” according to Dusty Donley.

He told the Icon that the album cover and artwork are a spoof of old tabloids like the Weekly World News.

“The record itself comes with a full tabloid magazine,” said Donley. “Each song on the album is an ‘article’ in the magazine.”

This is the sixth full-length album and 15th release by the band since 2010. 

“Originally, we're all from the local area, with most of us graduating from Ada and Hardin Northern,” he added.

Was a 30-year employee at Ohio Northern

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Tamara Sue “Tammy” Hunnaman, 62, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at 12:38 a.m. at her residence.

She was born on Feb. 8, 1958, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Robert and Iris Johnson.  On May 23, 1981,Tammy married Steve Hunnaman and he survives in Maysville.

Tammy retired in 2016 after working for 30 years at Ohio Northern University, Ada, as an Animal Tech and for the Grounds Department.  She was a 1975 graduate of Allen East High School. Tammy loved animals, working in her yard and especially spending time with her grandchildren.

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