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Gary Caudill was retired from Arvin Meritor of Kenton

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, July 14, 2014

Gary Lee Caudill, 60, died on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 5:11 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.


He was born on November 24, 1953 in Lima, Ohio to Frank and Waneta R. (Mayer)Caudill. His father preceded him in death and his mother survives in Harrod. He first married Sherri Lee Scott and she preceded him in death on October 18, 1975. On April 22, 1988 he married Melody S. Garl and she survives in Harrod.


Gary retired from Arvin Meritor of Kenton after working 30 years as a machinist and he was a farmer. He was a U.S. Army Veteran who served from November 1972 through December 1974. He attended the Ark of the Covenant Baptist Church of Lima.

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Music on Main...and barbecue chicken on Main; it's Friday evening

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 14, 2014

It's was a great night to be downtown. The Buy Ada First Committee's July 11 Music on Main drew a large crowd as viewed here in a photo by Richard Gainey. More photos coming.

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Jessica Rojas: "Anything with soccer makes me happy"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 13, 2014

15 Minutes with Jessica Rojas,
2014 AHS graduate
By Bailey Bowers

You just graduated from Ada High School this May and you’re headed to Ohio State Lima in the fall to major in pre-health. Tell us more about that.
I chose OSU because with the amount of times that I have had the opportunity to visit Lima’s campus, I have been able to see many of the amazing things I could do with the medical program. I plan on living at home for two years and then I will be moving to main campus to finish my program.

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Ada swim team finished third in WOAL championships

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 13, 2014

Don't mess with the Ada swim team. They finished the 2014 swim season with an impressive third place in the eight-team Western Ohio Aquatics League meet held in Kenton on Friday and Saturday.

COMPLETE MEET RESULTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Ahead of Ada were two very tough swim teams.

Here's how they finished:
1 - Wapakoneta 1,654.5
2 - Westside 1,472
3 - ADA 993
4 - Bluffton 454
5 - Shawnee 437
6 - Van Wert 361.5
7 - Kenton 358
8 - Sherwood 247
A complete rundown of the meet is found on the attachment at the bottom of this story. 

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Ada First Presbyterian has changed little since constructed

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 11, 2014

By Bailey Bowers

Here's the second "Ada Past and Present" feature. CLICK HERE for the first installment.

Our feature is the Ada First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Main and Lincoln.

Presbyterians were among the first to settle in Ada, so it was only natural for a church to be constructed. The original Presbyterian Church was completed in 1864 and dedicated in 1867.

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Bonus photo

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 11, 2014

Here's the final photo in the Icon summer photo contest. It is a bonus photo worth 5 points. In the story below viewers may open an attachment that reviews all previous 10 photos. The story below also tells how to enter the contest.

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