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Weather widget troubleshooting

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, March 17, 2022

Dear Ada Icon readers, we realize our weather widget is not showing accurate weather at times, including the morning of March 17. It will be removed as soon as possible and corrected before it is replaced.

Thanks for you patience. 

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Bike safety tips prompt a reality check

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, March 11, 2022

As an enthusiastic if fairly timid cyclist, I was interested to find a list of bicycle safety safety tips in the Icon’s inbox from the Allen County Health Department. With my “step through” ladies’ frame and wicker basket, I probably resemble Miss Gulch from the Wizard of Oz, minus the bright-eyed terrier captive. In a town the size of Ada, a bike is a great transportation option. In the days of $4/gallon gas, it’s looking even better.

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Calendar items for March 2022

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, February 24, 2022

Please send items of general public interest to [email protected] for the Icon's community calendar at www.adaicon.com/calendar .

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Top Icon stories of 2021

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, December 31, 2021

The most-read stories on the Ada Icon in 2021 were hard news stories. Fortunately, articles about growth and celebration weren't far behind. Thank you for reading and sharing your stories with the Ada area community.

1) https://www.adaicon.com/news/202102/ada-homicide-investigation-underway

2) https://www.adaicon.com/news/202112/severe-wind-damage-sr-235-sr-309

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A visit to the Ada Rotary Club

By Paula Scott, Ada Icon
Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, December 2, 2021

As the new Ada Icon editor, I was invited to attend a weekly meeting of the Ada Rotary Club. While I’ve known about the Rotary for as long as I can remember, this was my first time attending a meeting. The experience taught me that I had a lot to learn about Rotary International and the Ada club.

My first impression: great turnout for a weekly meeting. Fourteen of the club’s seventeen members came for lunch, club business, and a presentation by Hardin County board of elections director Stephanie McCullough and board member Michael Hubbell.

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I spy: A fallout shelter?

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, November 15, 2021

On the right side of the Ada Post Office entrance at 131 S. Main St., is a reminder of the Cold War: an (originally black and yellow) fallout shelter sign. It has historic rather than practical significance. The Icon was told that the shelter room is now used for storage.

Reuters news service reported in 2017 that “FEMA does not have a position regarding the signs and does not maintain lists of the old shelter locations.”

 

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