Regional news

Mark Badertscher reminds Icon viewers to keep up to date  with Hardin County OSU Extension Facebook page and clicking on “Like”. 

"As you can imagine, there aren’t any county ag events scheduled because of the public health concern," he said.

"However, I am hosting a Hardin County Ag Issues Virtual Coffee Hour  Friday, April 3 at 8 a.m. 

"If you would like to join in this Zoom Meeting, you can click on https://osu.zoom.us/j/212259941 at that time. 

You can also join on the phone by calling 646-876-9923 and using the meeting ID: 212 259 941 when it asks you for it. 

Heres updates on graduation requirements, spring tests, cancellations

Here is the March 31 update from Ada schools, from the school website. Information about spring athletics is in the story below, or click here.

Spring Testing
 There will be no state spring testing. This, then, negates the third grade guarantee. If you are the parent of a third grade student and have questions, please reach out to Mr. Thaxton.

All due to a fluke vehicle breakdown north of town on SR 235

Thanks to a fluke vehicle breakdown north of Ada on State Route 235 last summer, a rising star on the national country music scene will soon release an album featuring one song about Ada.

That rising star is Sal Walker and his band April Shortbread.

Late Sunday evening last July 21, Jamie Hall stopped to help a group traveling in a Tuscany Thor Motor Coach stalled near the Hardin-Hancock county line.

Assessing the situation, Hall drove to the Beaverdam travel center. There he explained the breakdown problem to a mechanic who returned with Hall and repaired the stranded vehicle.

Masks help stop the infected from infecting others

By JoAnna “Anna” Kauffman, M.D.
and Tobias S. Buckell

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - There are two reasons to wear a mask:

• to protect *yourself* against what's out there, so you can personally try to avoid infection, and

•  to protect *others* from what *you* may have so that you don't infect the community.

The second reason is what some doctors and epidemiologists are emphasizing as an important tool for fighting COVID-19. They are not recommending you keep N95 masks.

In order to help reduce the possibility of transmission of COVID-19, Hardin Memorial Hospital will erect a triage tent outside the emergency department (ED) entrance.  

The goal is to keep those who have flu-like symptoms separate from those who do not.

This is a proactive measure we are taking to be prepared in the event the process of outside triage becomes necessary.

It is NOT a walk-up site for COVID-19 screening.

How it will work…
When a patient comes to the ED for treatment of an injury or other reason, they will first go into the triage tent where they will be quickly screened.

Interstate 75 northbound in Findlay will be restricted to one lane on Wednesday, April 1, and Thursday, April 2, for beam setting over the railroad. 

On both days, the restriction will begin at noon and continue until four beams are set.

The right lane of Interstate 75 northbound will close from the southern end of the project, just south of Harrison Street/county Road 144, to the Sandusky Street overpass, which is just south of the state Route 12 interchange.

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