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Blanchard Valley Hospital listed among "100 Great Community Hospitals"

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Blanchard Valley Hospital is proud to announce that it has been named one of the Becker's Hospital Review "100 Great Community Hospitals" in the United States for 2015.

This award comes on the heels of BVH being named among the nation's 100 Top Hospitals in March by Truven Health Analytics, a leading provider of data-driven analytics and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care.

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A smoother trip over the railroad coming this week

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 29, 2015

The constant thump, thump of vehicles crossing the railroad track on Main Street will come to an end this week when the crossing repair, which began on Sunday, is completed. Monday's rain delayed the work, which will start again with the rain stops.

The improvement will be better and last longer, perhaps 20 years, since a rubber surface with asphalt will be used.

The crossings at Johnson and Gilbert streets will not be upgraded at this time.

The Chicago, Ft. Wayne, and Eastern Railroad runs through the heart of town.
(Monty Siekerman)

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It's going to rain and rain and rain

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 26, 2015

It's going to be rainy in Ada this weekend.

The Icon welcomes viewers photos of anticipated high waters. Send them to: [email protected]

Here's what the National Weather Service website says about the weekend in Ada:

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 62. East wind 13 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

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Swim lesson volunteers meet June 29

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 25, 2015

Ada Kiwanis Club-sponsored American Red Cross swimming lessons are set for the weeks of July 6th and 13th from 11 a.m. to noon at the Ada pool.

The will be a swimming lesson meeting Monday, June 29, from 9 –11 a.m. at the home of Bruce and Sandy Neely. 

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Ada Music Boosters invite Icon viewers to "Be A Booster"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 24, 2015

The annual membership drive for the Ada Music Boosters is now underway.

With the help of the Ada community, the music boosters are able to enhance music education and the performance-based programming for the Ada Exempted Village Schools. 

Here's what the booster say about the membership drive:

We purchase choir robes, band uniforms, instruments, Varsity Singers costumes, props and music and support our State and regional award-winning winter guards, marching bands and show choir.

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Orange Township pig farm is a surprise to neighbors

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 22, 2015

Story and photo by Amy Eddings

The stereotype of country living is that everyone knows everyone else’s business. That didn’t hold true for neighbors of a new pig barn being built in Hancock County, less than a quarter mile from Hardin County resident Liz Vogt.

“I walk their creek,” she said of the Daft family farm. “I saw that [crews] were digging. I thought I’d go up and see what they were doing. I thought, wouldn’t it be nice if they were building a new barn."

That thought quickly vanished when Vogt learned from construction workers that Bo Daft was indeed building a new barn — a pig barn — for up to 2,500 pigs.

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