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Walk-outs will not be sanctioned at Ada schools

While we understand that the issue of guns is prevalent in the minds of students, this type of action poses some problems for the district.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 25, 2018

Supt. Meri Skilliter wrote on Ada Schools Facebook that walk-outs will not be sanctioned at Ada Schools. Her response to the political issue follows:

Dear Ada Parents and Students:

We have been made aware that a national movement is in the works that is encouraging high school students to stage walk-outs in support of gun control.  While we understand that the issue of guns is prevalent in the minds of students, this type of action poses some problems for the district.

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Ada residents award recipients

215 people attend Hardin chamber-business alliance annual meeting at ONU
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 23, 2018

Three Ada residents accepted awards from the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance during the group’s annual meeting attended by 215 people in McIntosh Center ballroom on Thursday evening.

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Ada is ag capital of Ohio on March 6-7

Nearly 900 people will attend Conservation Tillage Conference here
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 22, 2018

About 900 people are expected to attend the annual Conservation Tillage Conference to be held in McIntosh Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 6-7. Sixty presenters are scheduled to talk. And, many agribusiness exhibitors will be on hand.

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Ada chamber names Hays Insurance business of the year

During Wednesday's annual chamber luncheon
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Hays Insurance was honored as Ada Area Chamber of Commerce business of the year during the Chamber’s annual meeting today (Feb. 21) during a luncheon in McIntosh Center.

Rebecca Hunt, a representative from Secretary of State John Husted’s office, also presented Chad with a certificate of commendation.

Chad Hays purchased Hays Insurance Agencies from Bruce Hays in January 2017. Hays Insurance features independent agents. The business was started by Bruce and Brad Hays in 1983. Chad entered the business after graduating from ONU in 1999 and was a partner with Bruce for 18 years.

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4 DA BOYS

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 19, 2018

The Icon spotted this Allen County plate in Bluffton recently. It's apparently for the boys.

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What about those prom dresses from previous years?

ReStore want to "ReUse" them
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 16, 2018

Have you started your prom outfit shopping? Or, have you decided to clean out the attic, and well, what do you know, there's several prom dresses stored there. What will you do with them?

ReStore, 210 N. Main St., invites former prom-attendees to consider donating those stored prom dresses to a good cause - to ReStore for resale.

Contact ReStore for more details at 419-558-1015. ReStore will offer various styles and colors of dresses this spring.

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