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FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Bluffton fire department and EMS squads responded to a fire call on Saturday afternoon at the Bluffton Super Car Wash 313 State Route 103.

The vehicle was inside the automatic wash stall. No one was injured in the fire and the Icon is waiting on additional details at this time. Photos by Ryan Canterbury, Slow Order Productions.

 

Ada hosts Grove in NWC opener on Thursday

By Cort Reynolds
MARION - The Ada baseball team was swept in two run-rule shortened games at Marion Harding Saturday.

Ada dropped to 1-3 with the 13-3, 12-1 non-league defeats. Meanwhile, MH improved to 3-2 with the pair of victories. 

The Bulldogs led 3-2 in game one before MH reeled off 11 runs in the third through fifth frames to win going away.

In the nightcap, the host Presidents led 2-1 after the first frame. They extended the lead with four runs in the second inning. 

MH plated two runs in the fourth and four more scores in the fourth frame.

The Prexies out-hit the Bulldogs 20-11 in the two games.

Here are officers of the Ada High School Future Homemakers of America (FHA) in the 1975-76 school year.

Front from left, Robin Shepherd, vice-president; GiGi Hoffman, president; Linda Elwood, secretary.

Standing from left, Bev Krofft, historian; Janice Henry, parliamentarian; Jolene Ream, song leader; Mona Binkley, treasurer.

 

Including “Puff The Magic Dragon” by Peter, Paul, And Mary?

Reviewed/Written by Craig Hoffman 
“Let’s cancel it!” A polarizing phrase that appears to be a product of the social climate and times in which we live.

Everything from TV shows, movies, books, and, yes, music is now under the microscope of the “woke” public eye. But in music, songs and artists meeting with criticism for their so-called lack of a moral compass is nothing new. 

Here’s a look at five iconic songs that people wanted to say sayonara to, despite the issues they sing about remaining front and center in 2021. 

And, summaries of baseball, softball and women's lacrosse

Here's a recap of ONU weekend sports action.

Football
Ohio Northern built a 35-3 third quarter lead and held off a furious rally to post a 35-22 football victory over Wilmington on  chilly Friday night at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 3-0 overall and are 3-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Quakers fall to 2-2, 2-2.

Senior Brody Hahn (Louisville) ran for a 42-yard touchdown and threw for four more scores as ONU built a 35-3 lead with 5:23 left in the third quarter.

Wilmington scored on three of its next four possessions to pull within 35-22 with 3:45 left in the game.

ONU law grad who happens to be Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine returned to Ada on Friday afternoon. He toured the ONU HealthWise covid-19 vaccination clinic and joined in informal conversations with many persons during the afteroon. ONU officials estimated 550 vaccinations were administered in 12 stations spread across King Horn Sports Center. Michael Rush and Steve Martin were hosts to the visit.

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