It's not track and field season yet, but the track is ready at the Ada stadium. A new track was installed this summer. Here's a look at it from the grandstand.
Friday afternoon a Bluffton Icon viewer notified The Icon that a fox was shot by Bluffton police between Tom Fett Road and the Maple Grove Cemetery earlier today. This location is on Columbus Grove Road, directly on the west side of Bluffton
Upon contacting Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief, Skilliter told The Icon: “I can confirm one animal determined to be an ill fox was destroyed and buried by village crews earlier today.”
These were taken on Sept. 12, 2012, a couple miles south of Jenera, on Township Road 29.
"Amy R" took the photos and says: "It looked sick, but not as sick as the one in the current photo you have. One of the photos looks very similar to the photo previously posted on The Icon, with a little more hair is all.
Elita Smith, a student at Ohio Northern University from Bluffton, spent her summer "vacation" working on a service project in Papua New Guinea.
Every year Wycliffe Bible Translators' Go Experience Translation (GET) Global program sends high school and college students from around the world to lend a hand in mission work.
A typical trip includes eight to 10 students spending two to three weeks among people of a minority language where Bible translation is in progress. This year’s group worked in one of the most linguistically complex countries in the world: Papua New Guinea, an island-nation home to more than 800 languages.
The Ada Public Library is hosting a fall full of job seeking and unemployment help.
Professional staff from ONU's Polar Career Center will be presenting several monthly discussions on career related topics, and also offering some one-on-one assistance. The dates and topics are listed below:
Monday, Sept 9, 6 p.m.: How to Create a Resume
Learn the best way to present your skills and experience in a professional-looking resume.