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Remember January 2015? Perhaps we should forget it. Here's a photo from the Icon's archives to remind us what winters in Ohio usually represent. Not this year - at least not yet. In Ada this month we've seen people washing their cars. Perhaps if we look close enough this weekend we may see a convertible with the top down.

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Zac is playing football again.

In late December the Buffalo Bills of the American Football Conference signed Ada’s Zac Dysert to its practice squad.

Here’s an summary of Dysert’s NFL career to date:

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Dysert was a quarterback prospect for the 2013 NFL Draft. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round, 234th overall, and the ninth quarterback. He earned a spot on the Broncos' 53-man roster as a backup to Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler.

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Julia M. Marshall, 52, died on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

She was born on Feb. 22, 1963, in Kenton, Ohio to Rev. Tom and Elsie (Conley) Marshall who preceded her in death.

Julia was an avid photographer.

She is survived by a sister, Kathy Risner of Lima; nieces and nephews: Michael, Katina, James, Nate, Cassie and Jacob; and several great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two brothers: Matthew Marshall and William Marshall; and a sister, MaLinda Marshall.

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Harold Sutherly takes advantage of Thursday's good weather to wash a car. Not very often does that happen on Jan. 7. Frigid temperatures and big snows met us on Jan. 5 the past two years. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Photo and story by Monty Siekerman
Yttrium and ruthenium are two words this writer has never used...until now. Both words are elements in the periodic table.

Memorizing the table used to be a boring chore for science students, but longtime science Ada teacher Dave Lusk found a way to make learning about the elements both educational and interesting.

In this picture, he discusses the element yttrium with Olivia Alexander and the element ruthenium with Seth Conley, both sophomores.

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Brianna Green, 22, formerly of Lima, died the morning of Dec. 30,2015, at her residence.

Bayliff & Son Funeral Home in Cridersville are handling the arrangements.

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