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By Cort Reynolds

The 2023 Ada High School boys soccer team returns eight starters and 11 lettermen for a potentially explosive offense and a promising fall campaign.

Last year's squad finished 7-7-4 overall and 1-2-1 in the Northwest Conference, good for a third-place tie in the league with Lincolnview.  Bluffton repeated again as NWC champs at 4-0 and has never lost a league match.

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON–The Ada High School golf team competed in a four-team Northwest Conference match Thursday afternoon, August 10, at the Bluffton Golf Course.

Crestview won the event with a total of 181 strokes, followed by Bluffton at 188. Columbus Grove totaled 198 shots, and Ada tallied 221.

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Photos by Paula Scott

The 110th annual Farmers & Merchants Picnic Parade was a great, big, beautiful display of Ada families and organizations. This photo gallery is a glimpse of the 40-minute extravaganza that took place at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 12.

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There are so-called "driveway moments" when something on the car radio is so good you sit there until it's over. And there are moments in the Icon editor's commute between Bluffton and Ada that beg to be photographed. This is the view on Friday night, August 11.

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Public Information Statement from the National Weather Service, Wilmington OH 622 PM EDT Sat Aug 12 2023

EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN KENTON...HARDIN COUNTY OHIO.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio has confirmed an EF1 tornado occurred in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio during the early afternoon hours of today, August 12, 2023.

This conclusion stems from a damage survey that is being conducted. Maximum winds have been estimated at 90 mph.

Additional information, including tornado track data, will be made available later this evening. A final assessment, including results of the survey, are expected to be completed and transmitted via a Public Information Statement.

The storm survey information will also be available at http://weather.gov/iln.

DAMAGE MAP AT "READ MORE"

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By Emilee Shoemaker, MOT, OTR/L, CLT-LANA 
Occupational Therapist, Julie A. Cole Rehab and Sports Medicine Clinic

After a patient has been through the rigorous diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, sometimes they are looking forward to returning to their typical physical activity or workout routine. Their medical support team has usually educated them on the signs and symptoms of lymphedema, but the patients are still not sure how to return to their daily activities and workout routine safely. 

It is important for individuals recovering from breast cancer, with or without lymphedema, to return to their physical fitness level, as well as return to their desired quality of life. The National Lymphedema Network (NLN) has guidelines to follow when starting and maintaining an exercise regimen. 

General guidelines to follow include increasing your workouts gradually, progressing them slowly, and monitoring the size of your “at risk” limb during and following your exercises. If you have been diagnosed with lymphedema and have been prescribed a compression garment for the affected limb, please wear it while you are exercising. Stay well hydrated and avoid becoming overheated. 

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