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Did you know: Cannon in the park is from the Civil War?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 14, 2014

You pass it daily. Did you ever stop and think, "How old is it?"

The cannon in the Ada depot park is as much a part of Ada community as the Bulldog is to Ada High School. The cannon, place in 1903, commemorates soldiers who fought in the Civil War.

Bailey Bowers created the composite photo from this year and using a post card of early Ada to recreate the scene.

For close-up views open the attachments below.

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Weather summary: it doesn't feel like October

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Tuesday, October 14, 2014

With temperatures in the 60s and 70s, it certainly doesn’t feel like October. Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provided The Icon with the weather summary of the first 13 days of October. The summary is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Expect a windy afternoon in Ada today

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 14, 2014

AEP released the following weather alert today: Expect numerous showers with winds from the south at 15-25 mph today.

A strong low, with strong winds aloft, is currently located in central Illinois. As a cold front approaches AEP’s East Utilities today, numerous showers and thunder storms are expected to increase in intensity this afternoon.

Widespread high winds are not anticipated, but the stronger showers and storms could mix down gusts as high as 60 mph in some spots. Since the cold front is slow moving, it may take several hours to move through each district.

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Ada CIC meets Oct. 15 at noon

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) will meet at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Deans' Heritage room in ONU's McIntosh Center. Agendas, minutes and treasurer's report will be available at the meeting.

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Friday deadline for Hardin County Ag Fall of Fame nominations

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Icon viewers have until Friday, Oct. 17, to nominate an area farmer to the 2014 Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame, accoridng to Mark Badertscher of the OSU Extension Office.

Details on the award and a nomination form are in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

 

 

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Ada chamber meets Oct. 15

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Community Health Professionals, according to Deb Curlis, chamber president.

The meeting is open to all persons interested in chamber activities.

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