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Looks like a Indiana University grad. Icon spotted this plate on a white mini-van on Main Street, Bluffton.

Ada Public Library is hosting "Coding Unplugged" on Wednesday, June 26 at 6 p.m.  Chloe Noel, technology assistant, will be leading the session for sixth through eighth graders, on how to write computer code without a computer. 

This is part of the summer reading program. Participants will receive a ticket towards prizes.

If you can identify this then we know that you've recently visited the Ada Municipal Building. It's a side view of one of the inside walls. As renovation continues in the building the Icon will provide photo updates. Two addititional photos are part of this series.

Plus Nashville Crush at the Depot from 7 to 10 p.m.

This summer’s Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival has a new look with several new features.

Chris DiBiasio, chair of the event, updated the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce members during the chamber’s June meeting.

Here’s a summary of the festival so far:

The festival is Saturday, Aug. 24. It opens with the Wilson’s annual garage sale from 8 a.m. to noon.

In the morning is a scrimmage featuring Ada versus Perry at ONU’s Dial Robertson Stadium. Following that scrimmage, ONU will scrimmage Triune University of Angola, Ind.  

Mark Badertscher: "This is all about crop producers managing their unplanted acres as a result of the wet spring"

The Ohio No-Till Council and OSU Extention will hold an information meet in Ada on Thursday for area farmers who have unplanted acres and need information about what to do with these fields, according to Mark Badertscher of the Hardin extension office.

The meeting is from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.

Badertscher said that the meeting will address answers about crop insurance, weed control and cover crops.

Resource persons attending:
• Jeff Stachler, OSU Extension Auglaize County, will discuss weed control on prevented planting acres. 

The Ada High School flag corp won first place at the Allen County Fair in the baton/flag corp competition in August 1990.

Members, front from let, Dawn Brite, Jen Tarr, captain, Natalie Curtis, captain, and Bonnie Benson.

Standing from left Sarah Prueter, Marla Lammers, Leigh Simon, Jennifer Wilkerson, Stephanie Sumner, Brittney Strayer, Julie Shadley and Patti Cogar. Michelle Smith is the advisor.

From the collection of Leland Crouse.

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