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Ada schools part of 12-district effort seeking laptops for students

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 30, 2013

In hopes of garnering state Straight A grant funds for this region, 12 area school districts have joined forces to submit a proposal for an innovative project that would put laptop computers and other devices into students’ hands and establish a way for teachers in all the schools to share ideas and experiences.

The new Straight A Fund is part of Ohio’s $62 billion, two-year state operating budget. The $250 million grant program aims to reward creative ideas that boost student achievement, reduce spending or put an impressive share of resources into classrooms.

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Halloween smile

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Grace Allison awaits the judging of Monday's Ada Kiwanis Halloween contest. She was among the winners. Read the story below for a listing of all the winners.

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Pettit College of Law announces ‘The ONU Law Promise’ to make an excellent legal education more affordable

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Ohio Northern University has announced a reduction of tuition for the Pettit College of Law starting with the 2014-15 academic school year. Called The ONU Law Promise, this new initiative is intended to make an ONU legal education more affordable, to reduce student loan debt, to sustain academic quality, and to prepare students for long-term success in their legal careers.

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Let's take a walk through the Halloween contestants

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 29, 2013

How about one last look at this year's Ada Kiwanis Club Halloween parade. Here's a video that the Icon posted today. It's a walk-through of the Halloween contest judging area. Are you in this video?

CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO.

Who is the scariest, most original, cutiest...you know...Halloweener in Ada this week? Well, according to the Ada Kiwanis Club, here's the results from juding from Monday night's Kiwanis Halloween parade.

The club said that 110 children and two adults participated in this year's contest.

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Ada band travels the Buckeye State - two competitions in one day

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 28, 2013

The Ada High School Marching Band traveled to central Ohio to compete in two separate competitions on Saturday. 

The band departed Ada early Saturday morning and traveled to Carroll to compete in the Bloom-Carroll High School BC Classic. Despite cold, windy conditions, the band placed third and received an overall rating of Excellent. In addition, the Color Guard and Percussion earned top honors in Class C.

Following the awards ceremonies at Bloom-Carroll, the band loaded their instruments and equipment and traveled to Dresden to compete in the Tri-Valley Band Classic, hosted by Tr-Valley High School. 

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Jalapeno's chicken tortilla voted Buy Ada First soup-off winner

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 28, 2013

Over 125 Halloween party-goers enjoyed the best soup in Ada on Monday during the first-ever Buy Ada First soup cookoff.

Jalapenos were voted the favorite of four soups, in a close voting, Jalapeno's winning entry was chicken tortilla soup. Other soup competitors were chili soup from Ada Express Mart, Italian wedding soup from Little Mexico and curried squash soup from Sodexo.

Kaleigh Heitmeyer was the winner of the Pumpkins on Main hunt. Her entry was chosen from all the participants in the contest. She won a gift basket of prizes.

The word or number answers to the pumpkin hunt follow:

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