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Yes, Ada has Christmas lights!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 13, 2015

Ken Collins tooks a night cruise around Ada with his camera. He found some amazing Christmas lights. The Icon will share many of them with viewers until Christmas. Here's our first installment.

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Spring is in the air - even though it's not supposed to be

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 13, 2015

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman

Let's get serious and talk spring, such as picnics in the park.

The temperature reached a record high of 68 degrees on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 12. Enjoying lunch at War Memorial Park are Griffin Martin, 4, with Ashley Dearth and Thomas Robinson.

Others in the park enjoying temperatures in the high 60s were some youngsters having fun kicking leaves around. 

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Ada council looks at engineering for storm extension project

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 13, 2015

Ada village council will act on legislation to enter an agreement for engineering and related services for the ONU storm extension project during Tuesday's council meeting.

Additional items on Tuesday's agenda are in the council packet in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

The meeting is at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, in Room 205 of the First United Methodist Church, Ada.

 

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Harpist at remembrance service

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 13, 2015

Nancy Glick of Arlington played the harp for the remembrance service on Saturday afternoon at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home in Ada. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Elsie Tressel was the first female sheriff deputy in Hardin County

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 13, 2015

Elsie Mae Hubbell Tressel died on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at Richland Manor. Elsie was born July 17, 1921, to the late Sam and LaVonne Rowles Hubbell on the family farm in Ada. 

She married Kenneth D. Tressel on March 15, 1941, in Hattiesburg, Miss., while Ken was serving in the Army. They lived in Ada for the next 62 years until Ken died in 2002.  She was at the family home in Ada until October of 2015.   

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Marie Wright was previously a cook at ONU

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 13, 2015

Marie O. (Nichols) Wright, 82, died on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 at 7:37 a.m. at Hardin Hills Health Center, Kenton.     
     
She was born on March 13, 1933, in Hardin County, Ohio, to Dean and Easter (Ison) Irwin who preceded her in death. Marie was previously married to Willie Nichols on Dec. 7, 1954 and he died April 15, 1982. She later married Claud Wright on April 18, 2009 and he is deceased.         

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