Amanda Sue McCurry, 41, passed away at her residence on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at 6:58 p.m., surrounded by her family.
She was born on Nov. 17, 1978, in Findlay, Ohio, to Julia (McMillen) Kissling and Alvin Kissling. Her mother Julia survives in Kenton and her father Alvin and step mother, Linda survive in Kentucky. On July 20, 1999, Amanda married Robert A. McCurry and he survives in Ada.
Amanda is also survived by her children: Joseph McCurry, Jossette McCurry and Angelique McCurry all of Ada; two sisters: Ana Kissling and Amy Kissling both of Kenton; and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mack and Virginia McCurry.
Following in the footsteps of the Ada High School volleyball team, the boys' soccer team won a sectional championship trophy. The Bulldogs defeated Mansfield Christian and now advance to district play on Thursday. Click here for the story by Cort Reynolds.
Two Ada High School seniors, Brenna Hissong and Jacob Thaxton are the October Kenton Elks Lodge 157 Ada’s teenagers of the month.
Students from each school in Hardin County are recognized each month. This is the first group of students recognized for 2020-2021 school year by the Elks.
Brenna Hissong, has volunteered with the Ada food pantry. Following the Farmers and Merchants Picnic as a freshman, sophomore and junior, she helped in Ada Park cleanup. As a junior, she volunteered in setting up the Governor’s Art Show entries, hosted by Ada High School.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - Almost all eight members of the Ada cross country teams who competed in the season-ending Div. III district 2 race at Columbus Grove Saturday morning posted season-best times.
"We had an awesome meet," said Ada veteran head coach Josh Klein. "No one advanced (to regionals), but we ran our best times of the season. Personal records were set across the board.
Note: Halloween is this week. Now is a good time to take a look back at one of the town's oldest ghost stories. Leland Crouse alerted the Icon about it, which was originally posted in Betty Miller's Small Town Sampler on Oct. 24, 1990.
Sitting in a group of friends one of the ladies brought up a story about seeing a ghost at her downtown apartment. I had to hear the whole story and went to visit my friend.
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Want to hear some of the most pulse-pound, unexplained, dark, stories rumored to take place in Bluffton?
Recognized authority, Fred-in-Stein, (also known as Fred Steiner, Ada Icon owner) pictured with his friend, Frank, takes viewers on a journey to the Bluffton Triangle, in a Bluffton Public Library-sponsored evening of creepy Bluffton stories, each carrying a Halloween twist that you’d like to forget.
The program starts shortly after dark, at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, on a Zoom link from the library.
This highly uncomfortable program features many unexplained tales from Bluffton’s vault of forgotten lore.
