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Winners of this year's Ada middle school spelling bee are in the front row. First place was J.D. Shrader, eight grader (center), and fifth graders Mason Selover second, and Jacob McMaster third. Watch the Icon for more details.

Hardin County Sheriff deputies along with the Hardin County Crime Task Force executed a search waarrant at 109 N. Hardin St., Ridgeway, on Feb. 13, according to the sheriff's office.

The search warrant was as a result of a tip from the West Virginia state police.

Deputies located a stolen goose neck trailer, two side-by-side UTV's, all reported stolen from West Virginia, along with numerous other stolen items.

A truck was also seized by deputies. The case remains under investigation according to Sheriff Keith Everhart.

Patricia A. “Patti” Parr, 46, died on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, at 2:18 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.

Patti was born on March 17, 1970, in Hardin County, Ohio. Her parents were Ronald D. and Nancy E. (Elwood) Fleming and they survive in Ada. She was previously married to Timothy L. Parr, Sr. of Ada.

Patti previously worked at the Lima City Schools and Ohio Northern University. She was a member of the St. Mark Lutheran Church of Ada. She was a 1988 graduate of Ada High School and Apollo Career Center. Patti loved her children and especially enjoyed being a Nana. She loved her dog, Ariel. She shared a birthday with her daughter.

Caller claimed to be resident's grandchild in need of money

An Ada Icon viewer alerted the Icon of a telephone scam underway in Ada today.

The viewer said that someone called an elderly Ada resident and claimed to be the resident's grandchild.

Once the phone conversation began the caller claimed to be in trouble and in need of immediate money.

The Icon is alerting residents of this scam and to be wary of it. The Ada police department is aware of the scam.

A trio of Chinese musicians will perform traditional music from their homeland during a series of upcoming performances at ONU as well as area schools and the local library. The Chinese musicians will present a concert at 4 p.m. on Feb. 19 in Presser Hall at ONU. The performance is free and open to the public.

They also will perform with the ONU Symphony at 3 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the Freed Center. Tickets may be purchased by contacting the Freed Center box office.

 They also will perform at 11 a.m. on Feb. 18 at the Ada Public Library. That performance is free and open to the public.

Two architects will speak on "Emerging Professional” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 in the Freed Center. The talk, which is part of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering Spotts Lecture Series, is free and open to the public.

 Both speakers are with BHDP Architecture, which has offices in Columbus, Cincinnati and Raleigh, N.C.

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