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Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 12, 2021

Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Ada and Bluffton  Icons. Check Icon Classified Ad pages at: www.adaicon.com/classifieds.

New opening are added to this list daily. Businesses interested in listing positions available should contact [email protected].

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Icon music review: Top 7 songs about the Buckeye State

How many can you name without reading this column?
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 12, 2021

Reviewed by Craig Hoffman 
Ohio is famous for the first man on the moon, the Wright Brothers, and great musicians. Of course, this is a music column, so here are the best songs about the Buckeye State! Have you heard them all? 

“Beautiful Ohio”- Ballard MacDonald
No list of songs about Ohio would be completed without the official state song. This song was originally a waltz. The Ohio State Fair Band starts every performance with this tune. It was also part of Jo Stafford’s Do I hear a Waltz? in 1966.

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Ohio changing travel guidance for COVID-19

Weekly travel advisory will no longer be issued by the Ohio Department of Health
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 11, 2021

Starting March 10, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), will no longer issue a travel advisory for those entering Ohio after traveling to states reporting positive testing rates of 15% or higher.

Instead, ODH is revising its travel guidance to encourage Ohioans to carefully review Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance when considering travel.

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Covid 19: Are we winning?

Yes, and no! Here's the details
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 11, 2021

By Karen L. Kier,
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
419/772-3784
www.onuhealthwisepharmacy.com

The nation is seeing a decrease in overall cases and Ohio’s curve is declining. So does this mean we are winning against COVID-19?

Yes, and no!

Yes, the vaccines are helping to improve control. However, public health officials and infectious disease specialists fear that this win may not last long.

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Who turned up the heat?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 11, 2021

The Icon has alway believed that Ada is the village of more polar bears than any other village in Ohio. And, here's another one of those cuddly creatures. Given the warm temperatures of this week, we are wondering when this bear heads for the freezer. You can find this bear and take it home with you for a small price at Gallery for the Arts 115 S. Main St.

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Spring sports picture day March 17

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 11, 2021

Ada High School and Junior High spring sports pictures are scheduled for Wednesday, March 17, in the varsity gym. Photos times follow:

3:45 p.m. -  varsity track

4:10 p.m. - senior composite

4:15 p.m. -  varsity baseball

4:30 p.m. - varsity softball

4:45 p.m. - varsity tennis

5 p.m. - junior high track

5:30 p.m. -  junior high softball

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