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AHS girls basketball falls to late Pirate run

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 16, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team hung close to rival Bluffton for over three quarters in a Northwest Conference battle before succumbing 55-43 Thursday night, December 15.

The Lady Bulldogs trailed just 36-35 heading into the fourth period. But the Pirate girls hit eight free throws and outscored Ada 19-8 in the fourth quarter to win by 12.

The Bulldog girls fell to 4-5 overall and 0-3 in the NWC with the tough defeat. The Pirate girls improved to 5-2 and 1-1 in the NWC with the hard-fought win that snapped a two-game losing skid.

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 Barbara Ruth Bushong funeral arrangements

Posted by Staff on Thursday, December 15, 2022

Barbara Ruth Bushong, age 80, of Lima, formerly of Ada, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Lima Memorial Health System. 

She was born on December 23, 1941, in Harrod, Ohio, to the late Oren E. and Mildred (Long) Engle. On July 28, 1961, Barbara married Walter Junior Bushong, who died on October 21, 2005. 

Barbara is survived by her two children: Bill (Laura) Bushong of McGuffey, and Merle “Lou” (Donald) DeWitt of McGuffey; six grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren; and a sister, Anita (Jerry) Marshall of Harrod.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Phillip Engle.

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Women's basketball nears top 25 in Week 3 poll

Posted by Staff on Thursday, December 15, 2022

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team sits just outside the top 25 of the Week 3 D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll.

The Polar Bears (7-1 overall, 3-0 OAC) received 38 points and are listed first among teams in the "others receiving votes" category, putting them at No. 26 in the poll.

Northern received 26 points in last week's poll and was listed second among teams in the "others receiving votes" category.

Hope (Mich.) is the top-ranked team in the poll, receiving 615 points and 20 of 25 first-place votes.

The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, sports information directors and media members from across the country and is published weekly.

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Ada CIC will hold last meeting for 2022

Posted by Staff on Thursday, December 15, 2022

The Ada Community Improvement Corporation (https://www.adaoh.org/ada-community-improvement-corporation-cic) has announced a meeting at noon on December 21, to be held at The Depot, 9 Central Ave.

Public meetings are listed on the Icon's classifieds page.

Announcements may be sent to [email protected].

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Misinformation, an ICAPP Critical Question

Posted by Staff on Thursday, December 15, 2022

Student fellow Caleb Clayton from the ONU Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) released the following "Critical Questions" article on DigitalCommons@ONU. Clayton poses and answers three questions, and provides further reading on the subject.

By Caleb Clayton

Introduction

The digital age and the birth of social media have changed how people receive news. New technologies make communicating events an instantaneous process. Generating information is far easier than ever, and the amount of information in the world has grown exponentially since the turn of the millennium. Information constantly generates, making it impossible to process and verify it as it appears.

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County Line Church Christmas program, Christmas Day service

Posted by Staff on Thursday, December 15, 2022

The Icon will post reminders of holiday church services under Churches news and on the Classifieds page under "Events of Special Interest."

County Line Church, 4227 N Hardin Rd, will hold a Christmas program at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, December 18, followed by the regular 10:30 a.m. service. Children’s church will have a separate Christmas party during the regular worship service.

On Christmas Day, December 25, County Line Church invites everyone to a short Christmas service at 10:30 a.m. 

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