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AHS swimmer Baumgartner sets 2 Holiday Invite records

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Lady Bulldog swimmers 5th at Holiday Invite

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA--The Ada swim team finished 13th in the 29-team Bluffton Holiday Invitational meet Tuesday, December 27, at the Lima YMCA.

Ada sophomore Lily Baumgartner set a holiday meet record by winning the 100 butterfly. She broke the 12-year old meet record by .66. Baumgartner also broke the nine-year old meet record by 1.04 in winning the 100 backstroke amid a pool of 69 swimmers.

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Icon favorite photos: May-July 2022

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Four more of the Icon's favorite photos from 2022, from May-July. 1) Stars and Stripes at Woodlawn; 2) Top readers' puppy love; 3) Hot wheels in the park; 4) Lily, lily, lily.

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Carol Sue Perkins worked for Walmart Eastgate

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Carol Sue Perkins, age 80, of Lima, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022, at the Carriage Court Assisted Living, Hilliard.

She was born on December 26, 1942, in Lima, Ohio to the late Lloyd L. and Cora Ruth (Kidd) Stoodt. On September 5, 1965, Carol married the late Wendell Perkins.  

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NW Ohio field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, December 27, 2022

The following items were shared in December 2022 by Ohio Division of Wildlife officers in Northwest Ohio:

During waterfowl season, State Wildlife Officer Levi Farley, assigned to Paulding County, was patrolling after a heavy snowfall. Officer Farley contacted a group of four waterfowl hunters in layout blinds and checked for licenses, Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamps, HIP certification, and federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamps. Later, Officer Farley noticed a mail carrier’s vehicle stuck in deep snow and activated his overhead lights to inform oncoming drivers of the hazard. With help from the waterfowl hunters he had just checked, Officer Farley pushed the vehicle back onto the roadway. The mail carrier was grateful for the officer’s and hunters’ help. 

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Office closed, special meeting cancelled for Kenton Hardin Health Department board

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, December 27, 2022

The special board meeting that was scheduled for the Kenton Hardin Health Department on December 27 has been cancelled.

The office is closing as well for the day.

 

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Weekend Doctor: Preventing the spread of infection

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, December 27, 2022

By Nathaniel Ratnasamy, MD
Infectious Disease & Travel Medicine

Winter season can be a season of joy with the gathering of families and friends for the holidays, but it can also become the season of spreading respiratory infections. While most of the time, respiratory infections are mild nuisances for healthy people, influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) can lead to consequences that are more serious for those with chronic illnesses. COVID-19 has been linked to about 200-400 deaths a day in the past several months. Blanchard Valley Hospital has seen hospitalizations go from single digits to the teens in the past few weeks. Hospitalization for influenza has also increased. Influenza in a typical year is associated with 25,000 to 50,000 deaths.

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