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Have you heard about the little girl twirling in her blue skirt?

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Note: Halloween is this week. Now is a good time to take a look back at one of the town's oldest ghost stories. Leland Crouse alerted the Icon about it, which was originally posted in Betty Miller's Small Town Sampler on Oct. 24, 1990. 

Sitting in a group of friends one of the ladies brought up a story about seeing a ghost at her downtown apartment. I had to hear the whole story and went to visit my friend.

Tuesday evening on Zoom told by Fred-in-Stein

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FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Want to hear some of the most pulse-pound, unexplained, dark, stories rumored to take place in Bluffton?

Recognized authority, Fred-in-Stein, (also known as Fred Steiner, Ada Icon owner) pictured with his friend, Frank, takes viewers on a journey to the Bluffton Triangle, in a Bluffton Public Library-sponsored evening of creepy Bluffton stories, each carrying a Halloween twist that you’d like to forget.

The program starts shortly after dark, at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, on a Zoom link from the library.

This highly uncomfortable program features many unexplained tales from Bluffton’s vault of forgotten lore.

ONU graphic design program women's right to vote poster design workshop

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The Ohio Northern University Graphic Design Program hosted a poster design workshop on Oct. 21 focusing on the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. 

The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote. It was the first legislation for women’s voting rights. Not until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 were voting rights of all women protected and enforced.

Some of the poster examples are part of this story, taken from the ONU Art and Design Facebook.

Freshman Drew Long passed out two assists and Brendan Jameson doled out the other for sectional trophy

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Senior forward Jacob Poling netted all three goals as the Ada boys soccer team defeated visiting Mansfield Christian 3-1 in a Div. III sectional final match on a chilly Saturday afternoon at the park pitch.

The victory upped the Bulldog record to 10-8. The third time was the charm for Ada against MC in the tournament as they had lost twice before to the perennial power Flames during Jason Okuly's tenure.

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Don't be surprised if you see several of the Halloweeners in this photo series ringing your doorbell this week. Here's our second section of photos from Tuesday's ONU Residential Life drive-thru trick-or-treat event on campus. The drive-thru drew an estimated 300-plus people in 75 vehicles, according to Isaiah Bailey, event coordinator. Ada's trick-or-treat is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29.

Council will interview potential council candidates next week

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Ada council will hold two meetings in executive session next week to interview potential council candidates. These sessions were set during the Oct. 20 council meeting.

The Monday, Oct. 26, meeting, originally set for 6:30 p.m. was moved to 6 p.m., according to an announcement made on Friday.

The second meeting remains set at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Letters of interest for the council mid-term vacancy were due by 4:30 p.m., Friday.  The vacancy came about on the death of council member Don Fleming. Click here for details about the opening. 

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