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Ada girls 3rd at league swim meet, boys 4th

Bulldogs Cole, Oldfield take 1sts
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 31, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
NORTH ROBINSON - The Ada swim teams competed at the eight-team North Central Ohio Swim League championship meet Saturday at the William Ferrell Natatorium. 

Meet host North Robinson-Colonel Crawford swept to the boys, girls and combined team league championships. CC beat second-place Upper Sandusky in the boys standings (316.5-284) and girls standings (365-209.5), as well as in the combined scores (681.5-493.5).

The Lady Bulldog swimmers finished a strong third with 136 points. Meanwhile, the fourth-place Bulldog boys tallied 61.5 points.

Ada finished a solid fourth in the combined points standings with 197.5.

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Ada bundles up

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 31, 2021

Well, it took long enough. Old Man Winter chose the final weekend of January to make his appearance in Ada. Mana Hashimoto, Icon intern, shares these snow photos of campus from Sunday.

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ONU law dean among statement signers

Joins contemporaries in condemning Capitol attack
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 31, 2021

Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law Dean Charles H. Rose, III, JD, LLM, was one of more than 150 law school deans across the nation who signed a joint statement denouncing the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol siege and judicial efforts to overturn legitimate presidential election results.

The statement, dated Tuesday, Jan. 12, calls the insurrection “an assault on our democracy and the rule of law” and maintains that, despite their diversity in political viewpoints, this “is such a moment” that called for law deans to “speak as one.”

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Ada-Liberty fire truck dedication ceremony

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 31, 2021

Ada's new fire truck dedication service took place Jan. 25. Click here for a story and photos of the truck.

Rev. Philip Compton, Ph.D.  fire chaplain, standing on the right side of the photo, provided a dedication of the new vehicle and his dedication follow:

Friends, we are gathered here today to dedicate and to seek God’s blessing on this new Spartan/Smeal pumper/engine and our firefighters that have been made ready for service to our community.

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Governor's office says Ada school staff eligible for vaccines starting Feb. 15

K-12 schools whose staff can be vaccinated next week have been notified. All other schools will be contacted shortly with information on when their K-12 staff will be permitted to receive a vaccine
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 31, 2021

Ada school staff is on the list for eligible school personnel in Ohio to begin receiving vaccines in Week 3 (beginning Feb. 15), according to an announcement from the governor’s office.

Click here for the list of schools in week 3.

According to the announcement, every public school district in the state - except for one - has agreed to resume in-person schooling by March 1, which was a requirement for staff to have early access to the vaccine.

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Icon Super Bowl Contest coming tonight!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 31, 2021

The Icon Super Bowl Contest will be posted tonight. Watch for the announcement coming later today.

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