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Thinking of blueberry cobbler, blueberry muffins, or blueberry smoothies?  

The Ada Music Boosters is taking orders for 10 pounds of fresh blueberries at $3.20 per pound. Deadline to order is June 23. They will be delivered June 27. To order call Amy Morgan at 419-957-2125.

Two children removed from home

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The Hardin County Crime Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of E. Franklin St. in Kenton on Monday night.

The search resulted in the seizure of heroin, suspected crack cocaine, prescription drugs, drug paraphernalia and $250 cash.

Two children were removed from the house and placed in the care of non-involved family members.

Charges are pending on 3 adults who were present in the house and on one adult who had been observed leaving the property.

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The Ohio Northern men's golf team continued its winning ways during the 2016-17 campaign as it posted its third consecutive winning season under fourth-year head coach Chad Bucci.

Northern posted a record-setting performance at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships as seniors Tyler Davis (Liberty Center) and Blaine Ricketts (Belle Center/Ben Logan) earned All-Conference honors to lead Ohio Northern to a fourth place finish at the championships.

Ohio Northern's 54-hole score of 903 was one shot better then the school record 904 set in 2008.

Both Davis and Rickets earned All-OAC honors for the second time in their careers.

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Village Administrator Jamie Hall trims a tree on South Johnson. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Workmen repair the railroad tracks near the Depot on Saturday morning. (Monty Siekerman photo)

While May 22 events unfolded below in a Manchester, England hotel

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An ONU professor and two of his students lived through a harrowing experience in Manchester, England, on May 22.  Unfolding below them in their hotel rooms, about a mile away from the Adriana Grande concert, was a scene of mayhem: 22 dead and 119 injured in a bombing. Shane Tilton, Ph.D., assistant professor of multimedia journalism, gives the Ada Icon this account of that dreadful night:

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