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Season two begins for un-CAPP it! podcast

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Ohio Northern University students Hailey Trimpey and Kennedy Aikey are back to co-host season two of their podcast “un-CAPP it!” After taking a break for the summer, the students are eager to continue their goal of informing their listeners through their Gen-Z lens.

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Village council meets September 6

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Creation of green waste site, cost sharing agreement for E. Buckeye sidewalk improvements, omission in drinking water confidence statement

The Ada Village Council will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6 at the Ada Municipal Building, 115 W Buckeye Ave.

To attend the meeting via Zoom, use this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81690015024?pwd=VFIwQUZTOFdMTWVvVlNWR0lWL29Vdz09

The agenda includes the following items. A complete packet including support materials can be accessed on the village website HERE.

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SR 195 to be restricted by drainage work

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, September 6, 2022

MCGUFFEY—ODOT District 1 has announced the following construction project for the week of September 6. 

State Route 195 between the village of McGuffey and State Route 309 will be restricted to one lane for drainage work.

Due to the Labor Day holiday, no work is planned for Monday, September 5. All outlined work is weather permitting.

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ONU celebrates 50 years of Title IX

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, September 6, 2022

On Saturday, Sept. 17, the ONU Volleyball Team will celebrate half a century of women in collegiate sports. Alumni are invited to attend a match at King-Horn Sports Center followed by a reception at The Inn at ONU.

The team will take on Oshkosh at 12:30 p.m. The reception, which will include appetizers and a cash bar, will be held from 3-6 p.m.The featured reception speaker will be Sheila Wallace-Kovalchik, ONU's first women's head volleyball coach.

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Dan Neeley, Sr. owned Dan’s Industrial Truck Service

Posted by Staff on Monday, September 5, 2022

Dan Neeley, Sr., age 88, of Ada, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Lima Memorial Health System. 

He was born on September 25, 1933, in Salyersville, Kentucky to the late Oxie and Dovie (Howard) Neeley. On July 22, 1954, Dan married Marjorie Barker and she preceded him in death on May 21, 1999.

Dan is survived by two sons: Dan (Allis) Neeley, Jr. of Harrod, and Jerry Lee (Jennifer) Neeley of Huber Heights; three daughters: Sandy (Marv) Weaver of Lima, Diana (Robert Whitecotton) Smith of Montague, TX, and Delaree (Bruce) Basil of Harrod; sixteen grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren; and a sister, Bernice Neeley.

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Happy Labor Day

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, September 5, 2022

The Icon is taking a holiday on Labor Day and we hope you can, too. This 1964 Ada High School yearbook photo shows where Ada workers made–and are still making–sporting goods. The water tower and distinctive roofline are still part of the view at Wilson Sporting Goods, 217 Liberty St. Photo from the Ada Public Library digital archive. 

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