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A caregiver support network event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 22, according to Jami Dellifield, of the Hardin County OSU extension office. A two-page flyer attached at the bottom of this story provides complete details.

The local event is held at the Putnam County Extension Office, 1206 E. 2nd Street, Ottawa. Check in is at 12:30 p.m. and the program begins at 1 p.m.

The cost is $10 for individuals. Several resources are available for participants.

 For more details go to: www.agrability.osu.edu/caregiver-support-network       

Held a doctorate in nuclear physics, was president of ONU and University of Findlay

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Click here to read "Remembering Dr. Freed," by Monty Siekerman. 
Former Ohio Northern University President Dr. DeBow Freed died in his home in Ada on Feb. 8, 2020.

Born Aug. 26, 1925, DeBow Freed grew up on his family’s farm near Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was elected president of his high school class, graduated from Gallatin Tennessee High School at age 17, and was appointed, attended, and graduated from West Point in 1946 when he was 20 years old.

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The Icon stopped in at the ONU College of Business last week and observed that the Polar Bear in the main lobby gets its fix of news 24 hours a day. If you need any up-to-the-minute news summary, just ask the business bear.

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 Joan I. Fleming, 65, died on Sunday, Feb, 9, 2020, at 11:33 a.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born on July 31, 1954, in Lima, to the late Lester and Evelyn (Wright) Fleming. 

She worked in Sales and was a member of the St. Luke Lutheran Church, Lima. 

Joan is survived by her sister, Martha (Kenneth) Fitzpatrick of Springfield, Va.; three brothers: Thomas (Sharon) Fleming of LaFayette, Daniel (Linda) Fleming of Bluffton and John (Debra) Fleming of Harrod; and a sister-in-law, Jane (Ken) Madden of Sidney.

She was preceded in death by her brother, David Fleming.

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Here's the Ada school board of education in 1929-30.

From left, Henry Sleesman, C.B. Moore, clerk, J.F. Stambaugh, president, Cora D. Judkins, vice president, F.L. Berger and Earl Shadley.

Austin Allemeier, senior on men's basketball team

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Austin Allemeier simply couldn't earn a stop.

During a defensive drill at Indiana Tech, Allemeier, a true freshman at the time, was tasked with holding teammate Edmond Early Jr. scoreless. If Allemeier were to fail in this endeavor, the drill would continue — Allemeier versus Early. 

"He would kill me every single day," Allemeier said.

After an understandably frustrating day where Allemeier couldn't get the stop he needed, an internal switch was flipped. Allemeier knew he needed to improve as a defender if he was ever going to survive in the waters of collegiate basketball.

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