Kaylyn Goodman, a member of Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club, cuddles with a goat during a petting zoo on Saturday. Members of the 4-H club brought several animals to the Ada Public Library's summer reading program kick off. Watch for more photos later.
Here we go! This is the first letter in our summer letter contest!
Each week in June and ending in the first week of July, The Icon will post two photos revealing one letter (or number) taken from Main Street Ada buildings and structures. All photos were taken in May by the Icon’s official contest photographer, Bailey Bowers. The photos cover Main from College Avenue on the south to Highland Avenue on the north.
We invite Icon viewers to keep track of the letters by identifying each letter’s location. An entry form is attached to this story for viewers to keep up to date in the contest.
Wednesday's thundershowers were an odd mix of serious flooding on one property and mere sprinkles on another. The Icon has heard reports of rain of .25 inches all the way to over 4 inches.
Perhaps the heaviest hit area was between Lincoln Highway and State Route 81 north of Ada.
Here are views of the rain taken by Steve Stratton from his residence on Pevee Road. The views include a field behind his residence - no it's not Riley Creek or any stream.
It didn't appear to having the makings of a flash flood, but there were roads in rural Ada covered with water last night. The County Line Road south of County Line Church of the Brethren was covered. The eastbound entrance ramp to U.S. Route was also covered. High water warning signs were posted. This field west of Ada on State Rout 81 shows the seriousness of the rain. Mark Badertscher of the Hardin County Extension office reported a lot of variance in the county as rainfall reporters recorded from 0.25 to 2.61 inches.
