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Just ducky

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 4, 2017

This fog is just ducky, can't see where we are going, which way to class guys? (Photo by Ken Collins)

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Ada school board reorganizes Jan. 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 4, 2017

The Ada school board will hold its reorganizational meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12, in the school.

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Jack Fancher was a farmer; graduate of McGuffey HS

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Jackie E. "Jack" Fancher, 80, died on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at 12:50 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

He was born on Dec. 19, 1936, in McGuffey, Ohio to Wilmoth "Curly" and Dorothy Agnes (Dodds) Fancher who preceded him in death. On Jan. 21, 1956, Jack married Pat M. Decker and she survives in Ada.

Jack was a farmer. He was a member of the Bethel Church of Christ, Ada. He was a 1954 graduate of McGuffey High School. He was a social member of the Ada VFW Post #9381 and a member of the Ada Liberty Conservation Club. Jack and Pat wintered at Hawthorne in Leesburg, Florida for many years.

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Holidays officially over

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 3, 2017

You know when the holidays are official over. It's the day Ada schools return to session. Wednesday, Jan. 4 is the first school day of 2017.

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Imagine this: Viewers read 221,930 Icon pages in 2016

And viewers from 146 countries opened the Icon last year
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 3, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
You can spell success A-D-A-I-C-O-N.

The year 2016 began with the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce naming the Ada Icon the Business of the Year, which is unusual for a company that began less than three years ago.

Why such an honor?

Owners Fred and Mary Steiner developed a product that meets the needs of the community: providing news and photographs of local people and events that affect the lives of residents.

Here's the proof:

• There were 221,930 page views last year, an astounding 24 percent increase in one year.

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Village Voice: When to put our your refuse and recycling in 2017

2017 Republic Services refuse and recycling guide available
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 3, 2017

The 2017 Republic Services refuse and recycling guide is now available in the Water Office. Many residents find it helpful to keep a copy of the calendar handy to know which day their refuse and recycling pick up will happen.

The contract the Village holds with Republic Services is in place for three years, and there are no changes planned for pick up this year. Refuse will still continue to be picked up on Tuesdays, with the possible exception of weeks in which a major holiday falls on a Monday or Tuesday.

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