Ada's latest news

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Ohio Northern University President Daniel A. DiBiasio has announced that Dr. John C. Navin, dean of the School of Business at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), has been named dean of ONU’s Dicke College of Business Administration.

Navin replaces the retiring Dr. Jim Fenton, who has served as dean since 2005.

“Ohio Northern University is pleased to welcome Dr. Navin to our campus and leadership team,” said DiBiasio. “We are excited to have attracted John to the dean’s position and look forward to his arrival. His success in external relations, fundraising, corporate partnerships and professional activities will be a true asset to the University.”

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Century 21 Sunway Realty, Ada, will hold an open house at 715 W. Lima Ave., Ada, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Sunday, July 10, according to Darla Crownhart.

The property includes 4 becdrooms, 2,248 square feet of living area, two-car attached garage on a 96 by 145 foot lot.

For more details contact:
Darla Crownhart
Century 21 Sunway Realty
567-674-0765

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Poppy Lee Crawford, 83, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at 7:18 p.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born on June 6, 1933, in Hardin County, Ohio, to Adam and Margaret (Bailey) Conley who preceded her in death. She married Raymond Foltz and they were divorced. She later married Robert Crawford and they are both deceased.            

Poppy retired from R. G. Dunn of Lima in 1990. She was a member of the Quickstep Pentecostal Church of God, Alger.

Surviving are three sons: Kenneth Foltz of Lima, Gary (Mary) Foltz of Maplewood and Kelly Dean Foltz of Lima; a granddaughter, Sarah Foltz; a brother, James Conley of Kenton; and a sister, Ollie Ritchie of Hanthorne, Fla.

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Many events are on tap during the next week at the Ada Public Library including a pool party, CPR class, and learning about Windows 10. Here is the schedule:

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The Icon editor recently took a mini-vacation, visiting his daughter in Cincinnati. Among exploits was a visit to Jack’s Casino. This is an account of that adventure.

By Fred Steiner

Knowing nothing about cards and less about other games of chance, my daughter, Anne, and I decided to have some fun. We made a date with Jack’s Casino.

It’s pretty simple. Pick a slot machine. Drop in coins. Pull lever. Watch money pour out. So we thought.

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Red, white and blue were the colors of the day. Ada and area residents enjoyed the Lima Symphony Orchestra patriotic concert on the ONU lawn on Saturday. A story and more photos are below. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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