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Growers, who want to experience grain marketing using real-world strategies without any of the

real-world risks, can take advantage of a series of courses taught by Dr. Matt Roberts from Ohio

State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Participants will learn how to use futures and options; make a marketing plan to fit their

farm business; use crop insurance as a grain marketing tool; and how to understand financial

statement analysis in relationship to their grain marketing plan.

The courses, to be offered Jan. 7 and 21; Feb.4 and 18; and March 4, will be taught online and

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Odie Mullins, 84, died on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 at 7:44 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health Systems, Lima.

She was born on Feb. 25, 1929, in Magoffin County, Ky., to Elijah and Millie (Shepherd) Joseph, who preceded her in death. On Dec. 9, 1949, she married Sam Mullins and he died June 17, 2007.

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The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance announced the winner of the Buy Local First Holiday Contest, which ran from Nov. 9 - Dec. 12.

The Alliance partnered with the Buy Ada First Committee and 45 local businesses on the event. There were over $1,200 in prizes given away thanks to the participating businesses.

The Buy Local First Holiday Contest was a way to educate the community on the benefits of buying local and to encourage shoppers to buy local this holiday season.

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No need for coal for eyes and buttons. Today's Frosty the Snowman is a tennis player. The snowman in the Bryan and Colleen Marshall front yard on Hays Avenue, Ada, is ready for a game. Those are tennis ball eyes and buttons. And, check out those arms.

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When it rains it pours and when it snows it really snows.

Guy Verhoff, Icon weather observer, reports that the snowfall of Saturday, Dec. 14, was 6.3 inches.

Add one-half inch of snow on the 13th and 1.7 inches on the 16th and suddenly we’ve accumulated 8.5 inches – not counting snowfall on Dec. 17.

To add to the wintry conditions, the low temperature of the month reached minus 2 on Dec. 12.

Open the attachment at the bottom of this story for the daily December weather summary.

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Michael Harnishfeger, Ada Police Chief, provided the Icon with the Ada police log Dec. 9 to Dec. 15.

December 9
•Two Males Arrested for Wanted Persons, Report taken foe Wanted Persons and Overdose
• Handled Abuse Complaint, Summons issued for Domestic Violence, Report taken for Family Matter
• Handled Theft Complaint on N Main St, Report taken for Theft from Mailbox
• Handled Threats and Vandalism Complaint on Northern View Dr

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