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PHOTO Happy New Year 2024 from the Icon

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, December 30, 2023

Happy Holidays! The Ada Icon will be in holiday mode through New Year's Day on Monday, January 1. Content will be updated with breaking news including sports and obituaries, but our office will be closed. Please continue to send information 24/7 to [email protected] and leave messages at 567-400-4266.

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Wilbur D. Willeke worked for Excello/Airfoil Textron

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 29, 2023

Wilbur D. Willeke, age 93, of Ada, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Vancrest of Ada.

He was born on November 7, 1930 in Dunkirk, Ohio to the late Glenn and Hester (Wilcox) Willeke. On August 24, 1952 Wilbur married Wilma A. Boecher and she survives in Ada.

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Bulldog boys basketball victimized by W-G’s Glick

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 29, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

WAYNESFIELD__Waynesfield-Goshen rode a hot-shooting second period to a convincing 69-55 victory over the youthful Ada High School boys basketball team Thursday, December 28, in the nightcap of a girls-boys doubleheader.

	1	2	3	4	F
ADA	12	7	15	21	55
W-G	16	24	15	14	69

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Bulldog girls basketball nipped by Tigers in thriller

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 29, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

WAYNESFIELD__The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team battled but came up just short at Waynesfield-Goshen 48-45 in a nailbiter that went down to the last second Thursday night, December 28.

Ada senior guard Olivia Burkhart poured in a career-high 28 points to keep the Bulldog girls close. Her last-second halfcourt heave could have forced overtime, but it narrowly missed to preserve the Waynesfield win.