Who said the railroad through Ada is only for locomotives and freight traffic? There's also other traffic on the Chicago, Indiana and Eastern Railroad, like this maintenance vehicle. The Icon watched this truck pass through town on Saturday.
Two Ada hometown student-athletes, Mackenzie Wills and Zach Beaschler, were named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Teams and Scholar Athletes for the 2018-19 season.
Ohio Northern not only had four student-athletes honored but also garnered an All-Academic Team distinction, as well.
Scholar Athlete are named for being a varsity letter winner, earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the current academic year and having been enrolled at their collegiate institution for at least two semesters.
Mackenzie Wills
ONU’s Kayleigh Cummins was also named to women’s team.
Kristin D. Sexton, 55, died on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 9:46 Aa.m. at her residence in Ada.
She was born on Feb. 23, 1964, in Lima, Ohio, to Morris and Hulda Jane (Compton) Lawrence. Her father preceded her in death and her mother survives in Alger. On Nov. 2, 1983, Kristin married James Sexton and he survives in Ada.
Kristin was a homemaker. She was a Christian.
Also surviving is a son, James Harlan (Shelby) Sexton of Dunkirk; a daughter, Samantha Jane (Kyle) Helton of Lima; five grandchildren; and two brothers: Mark Lawrence of Ada and Curtis Lawrence of Florida.
Two houses on Highland, just west of First United Methodist Church, were razed last week. The church owns the two properties and intends to add parking there. The next photo shows the work in progress.
