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Dr. Mark Shull died on Jan. 2 • He opened his dental practice in Ada in 1962, retiring in 2018

Dr. Mark Shull, DDS, 88, who practiced dentistry for 56 years in Ada, died on Jan. 2, 2021. 

The community recognized him in 2002, naming him Ada’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year. And, for over 55 years he was a member of the Ada Kiwanis Club.

Dr. Shull graduated from Capital University, the OSU Dental School, and served four and one-half years in the Army Dental Corps before opening his office in Ada in 1962.

Click here for his obituary. Several photos of Dr. Shull are at the bottom of this story.

Gregory Phipps, a member of the ONU faculty, of Lima recently received a doctorate in management of technology and digital communications from the Indiana State University.

The assistant professor of communication at Ohio Northern University is a graduate from Lima Technical College and the University of Toledo’s electronic engineering programs. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Bluffton in organizational management.

His research topics include broadcast television communications and the adoption of bonded-cellular transmission technology.

Created by two brothers, both engineering majors, for holiday eating

This stadium looks familiar, but can I eat it?

Between Christmas and New Year's the Icon floats around with some fun stories and this one is ripe for fun.

It's a Tweet from Dean Paul, ONU football coach.

Here' what it says: "Check out the@ONUsports gingerbread stadium. The Morgan brothers are obviously continuing to use their engineering skills over the break."

@JettMorgan3 is a sophomore civil engineering major. His brother, Steele, a freshman, is a mechanical engineering major. The brothers are from Wooster.

For work in 4-H youth development educational programming

Amanda Raines of Ada, 4-H Educator of the Hardin County office of Ohio State University Extension, has been recognized by the Ohio Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi for her work in 4-H youth development educational programming.

Raines received the award on Dec. 9 during the virtual OSU Extension annual conference. Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) is the national honorary for Extension professionals.

She is an Ada High School and Ohio Northern University graduate.

Theodore Hadley of Ada, was named to the Dean's List at Capital University for the spring 2020 semester. In order to be named to the Dean's List, full-time, degree-seeking students must have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.69.

Mississippi Bones' new album includes a spoof on old tabloids

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.

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