As the NFL playoffs continue, Ada will again have its own Super Bowl extravaganza.
The second annual “Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival” on Saturday, Feb. 3, will celebrate the village of Ada’s connection to the biggest football game of the year. Ada’s Wilson Sporting Goods factory makes the footballs used in the Super Bowl, and the day’s events will again capture that theme, leading up to a “football drop” at midnight on the cusp of Super Bowl Sunday.
Norma J. Guthrie, 77, passed away January 14, 2018 at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. Norma was born November 20, 1940 in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Roy and Eva (Stiles) Shelton. On February 2, 1958 he married Harold "Gus” Guthrie who survives in Ada.
If you need insurance, when the operator asks, "Number, please," Say, "214." It's the Earl Dome Insurance Agency, Ada. Employees were Julia Bentley, Lillian Desenberg and Nancy Long. Earl Dome was the agent. This photo is from the 1953 Ada Community Centennial Souvenir Program.
We don't know the meaning of SSWDNP, but it certainly means something and we welcome viewers' thoughts. The Icon found this plate on a red Lexus RX 350 in Bluffton,
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team posted a 160-120 victory over Mount Union in a rare Sunday afternoon meet at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-1 overall and are 2-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference with the victory, while the Purple Raiders fall to 4-2, 1-2.
Senior Sydney Veon (Riverside, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) led the Polar Bears with four victories on the afternoon.
In a span of about 10 minutes, Veon won the 100 breast in 1:08.63 and the 50 free in :25.66. Later in the meet she won the 100 free in :56.56.
