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By Cort Reynolds

KENTON – The visiting Ada baseball team lost 6-3 to county rival Kenton on a cool Thursday evening, May 8.

Ada tied it up 1-1 in the third inning, and led 3-2 after tallying two more runs in the fifth.
But Kenton knotted it up 3-3 with a run in the fifth.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Village of Ada Council held a regular meeting and a safety services meeting on the evening of May beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Icon attended via Zoom, which an option available via a link provided at https://www.adaoh.gov/board-meetings/

RESOLUTIONS
Two resolutions were approved. The first accepted the bid of Bluffton Paving, Inc. as the lowest and best bid for the 2025 Village of Ada street and alley maintenance with milling and asphalt overlaying. The second accepted a proposal from Pac Engineering, LLC for the Village wastewater treatment plant SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) improvements project.

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ONU ART & DESIGN ON LINKEDIN__Congratulations to Ohio Northern University professors Luke Sheets, professor of art & design, and Bruce Chesser, professor emeritus of art & design, for having work selected to the Ohio Designer Craftsmen “Best of 2025” exhibition.

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FROM FACEBOOK__The Ada Gators, a team of over 70 swimmers from Ada and the surrounding area, swim competitively in the Western Ohio Aquatic League (W.O.A.L.). All ages from grades K-12 are eligible to swim with the team. A second parent meeting is May 12 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Register at https://bit.ly/3ELRbaF

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The following results are from April 30-May 6 of the Ohio Northern University 2025 athletics season:

Baseball keeps OAC Regular Season title hopes alive with double header sweep at Heidelberg

Men's Golf sits in fourth place after Day 1 of OAC Championships

Men's Golf in third place after rain-shortened day two of 2025 OAC Championships

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Linda M. Prichard, age 68, of Alger, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Lima Memorial Health.  

Linda was born on July 27, 1956 in Lima, Ohio to Virgil Craft and Barbara (Allen) Craft Pitts. On July 7, 1978 Linda married Toby R. Prichard and he survives in Alger. 

Also surviving is her brother and sister: Larry (Hope) Craft of Hokes Bluff, AL, and Sandy (Joe) Roark of Jackson, KY.  

She was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers: Timothy Craft and Terry Craft. 

Linda previously worked for Autolite. 

It was Linda’s wish to be cremated. Services will be held at a later date.  

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