Agnes M. Crates, 102, died on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at 8:51 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.
She was born on Sept. 26, 1913, in Forest, Ohio, to Henry and Lola (Brown) Buess who preceded her in death. On Sept. 10, 1930, she married Ralph B. Crates who preceded her in death on March 19, 1948.
Agnes retired from the Village of Ada Water Department and she was the first policewoman of the city. She was a member of the Grace Gospel Church of Ada.
A two-vehicle accident this afternoon (Monday, Aug. 8) sent Ada police officer Donnie Decker to the hospital. The Icon does not have any additional details other than the accident took place at the intersection of State Route 81 and North Johnson Street. (Monty Siekerman photos)
James E. Lemaster, 55, died on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, at 3:54 a.m. at Kindred Hospital in Lima.
He was born on March 11, 1961, in Springfield, Ohio, to James and Lillian (Salyers) Lemaster who preceded him in death. He married Lucille Parker on May 22, 1992, and she survives in Ada.
James worked in construction and was a self-employed garage door installer. He enjoyed drawing and loved the outdoors. He was an avid Star Trek and Walking Dead fan. He also loved the Cincinnati Bengals.
It's looking more and more like the summer that Ada painted the town.
First, high above the skyline, the Ada water tower received at least 150 gallons of paint.
Second, the Ada football stadium has a renovation with a nice touch of purple and gold, plus a new bulldog added.
Now comes Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. It's getting a new coat of paint. Check out this close-up and the long-distance photo taken by Ken Collins.
Fifth-year pharmacy student Lauren Grimes packs aspirin bottles. Members of Northern Without Borders packed donations in McIntosh Center at Ohio Northern University before their trip to San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. Twenty-seven students and two advisors will be working over seven days with the charity organization Solid Rock International to provide medical outreach and build a new clinic. The group will provide vitamins, dental items, soaps and purchasing medications in the Dominican Republic to distribute. (Trevor Jones photo)
‘Agricultural Conservation, Protecting Water: Keeping Soil and Nutrients in the Field’ will be the theme of the Hardin County Field Day on Friday, Aug. 26.
This is the second year for this field day, cooperatively sponsored by the following partners: The Nature Conservancy, John Deere, Findlay Implement, Chris Kurt, Randy Boose, OSU Extension, Hardin and Putnam Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ohio Farm Bureau/Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network, Ohio Department of Agriculture and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
