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Getting your goat

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, May 31, 2014

Kaylyn Goodman, a member of Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club, cuddles with a goat during a petting zoo on Saturday. Members of the 4-H club brought several animals to the Ada Public Library's summer reading program kick off. Watch for more photos later.

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Here's the first official letter in our summer letter contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, May 31, 2014

Here we go! This is the first letter in our summer letter contest!

Each week in June and ending in the first week of July, The Icon will post two photos revealing one letter (or number) taken from Main Street Ada buildings and structures. All photos were taken in May by the Icon’s official contest photographer, Bailey Bowers. The photos cover Main from College Avenue on the south to Highland Avenue on the north.

We invite Icon viewers to keep track of the letters by identifying each letter’s location. An entry form is attached to this story for viewers to keep up to date in the contest.

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Flash flood

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, May 30, 2014

It wasn't your normal spring rain on Wednesday. Here's a view of a backyard on Pevee Road, north of State Route 81. More photos are below.

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Wednesday's rain was everything from a flash flood to sprinkles

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, May 30, 2014

Wednesday's thundershowers were an odd mix of serious flooding on one property and mere sprinkles on another. The Icon has heard reports of rain of .25 inches all the way to over 4 inches.

Perhaps the heaviest hit area was between Lincoln Highway and State Route 81 north of Ada.

Here are views of the rain taken by Steve Stratton from his residence on Pevee Road. The views include a field behind his residence - no it's not Riley Creek or any stream.

MORE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

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40 school years ago - Ada's FTA

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 29, 2014

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Forty school years ago, these students were members of the Ada High School Future Teachers Association.

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When the rains came

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 29, 2014

It didn't appear to having the makings of a flash flood, but there were roads in rural Ada covered with water last night. The County Line Road south of County Line Church of the Brethren was covered. The eastbound entrance ramp to U.S. Route was also covered. High water warning signs were posted. This field west of Ada on State Rout 81 shows the seriousness of the rain. Mark Badertscher of the Hardin County Extension office reported a lot of variance in the county as rainfall reporters recorded from 0.25 to 2.61 inches.

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