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Viva Maria's of Ada will host the Tuesday, Sept. 23, Hardin County United Way Dine-In.

A percentage of the sales onSept. 23 will be contributed to the 2015 United Way Campaign. Hardin County United Way dine-ins schedules follow:

September 16 – Michael Angelos, Kenton
September 23 – Viva Maria’s, Ada
October 13 – Plaza Inn, Mt. Victory
October 14 – Arby’s, Kenton
October 23 – McDonald’s, Kenton 7am-7pm

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The winner of this week's Icon football contest is Dale Badertscher, who correctly picked all 10 games. 

CLICK HERE TO ENTER WEEK 4

Other contestants:

9 correct:  Craig Hoffman, Ken Von Lehmden and Will I Am Edwards.

8 correct:  Blaine Dearth, Kim Badertscher, Peyton Gallant, Randy Stewart, Shannon Weissling and Travis Swank.

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Somwhere in Ada you'll find this scene that resembles a fence border two warring nations. It's actually cement that's drying in the newly installed curb work on Main and East Lima Avenue. the cement was still wet on Friday afteroon.

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15 minutes with Lindsay Walden, Ada High School senior. Note this is our first "15 minutes" interview of the school year. Watch for many more.

What’s your class schedule this year?

I’m taking Communications, Chemistry 1, Calculus, office volunteer, Spanish 4, AP English, Physics and I end the day with a study hall.

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The Official Icon Sugar Cookie
(And we even omitted 1 cup of sugar from the original recipe)

Suddenly the cookie urge struck. The urge said: "Simple cookie any old dolt can create and make it quick." This is how the Official Icon Sugar Cookie was born. Heck, we probably shouldn't fit in it the sugar cookie ranks. It has more flour than sugar. Maybe it should be the Offical White Flour Cookie.

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By Bailey Bowers

This is the view from the Pennsylvania Railroad depot on Main Street looking westward.

Trains were once a huge part of Ada commerce and transportation, bringing 1,300 freight trains and 555 passenger trains through Ada in 1904 alone.

In 1905, a speed record of over 126 miles per hour was set on these rails. That same year, a watchman’s tower was installed due to safety concerns.

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