By Fred Steiner (Photo accompanying this column shows Fred Steiner and Ryan Lowry cutting the Icon’s first anniversary cake in 2010.)
Thoughts on:
• how the Icons came to be,
• journalism in a small town,
Here’s the thing:
You can earn a living working in your profession in a small, rural community. But, along the way, you can’t predict the encounters that hit like insects on a car window at 70 mph.
Want to know how the Icon was born?
The idea was simple.
Create a community news source available to everyone. Put another way, make it a rare medium that’s well done.
The Bluffton and Ada Icons passed on to their second generation of owners at the beginning of the month. Fred and Mary Pannabecker Steiner, who launched the two community journalism websites, announced Ryan and Gayle Lowry of Bluffton as the new owners beginning July 1. Read the full story.
Barbara S. Webb, 71, passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at 1:01 a.m. surrounded by her family at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
She was born on Dec. 10, 1949, in Lima to the late Tomi and Ruth (Gibson) Caudill. Barbara was married to Gary Tidd and he preceded her in death. She then married Gary Neil Webb and he died on Dec. 18, 2017.
Barbara was a member of the Ark of the Covenant Baptist Church, Lima.
Fourth of July weekend fireworks lit up the Ada sky for the first time in many years. The fireworks show on July 2 was at the Ada Park. Ken Collins shares these shots for Icon viewers.
Several July events are scheduled in Kenton. This information is from the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, of which the Ada Icon is a member.
• Cruise night, Kenton Second and fourth Fridays all summer, 7 to 9 p.m.
Courthouse Square
July 10 and July 24
• Eats on the streets Saturday, July 10, 5 to 11 p.m.
Downtown Kenton – craft and draft beers, local wins, classic car show, live music.
Ada congregations are collecting school supplies for students in the school district so that all students can start school with everything needed, according to Gwen Jochims of the planning committee.
The collection is from now through Aug. 5. Attached at the bottom of this story is the supply list of items the group is collecting.
All items can be dropped off at:
Ada Public Library
Liberty National Bank
Buckeye East
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
St. Paul's Church
Grace Gospel Church
ONU Chapel
