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One-quarter million views

That's how many clicks Ada Icon received in 2017 - here's lots more stats
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 7, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
During the past year, the Ada Icon saw a significant increase in the number of stories viewed, more than a quarter of a million—272,327 to be exact. That’s an increase of 23 percent in the past year.

Truly, the Ada Icon lives up to its motto, “Where Ada gets its news.”

And, the Icon tries hard to meet the local news appetite. We posted more than 2,500 stories in 2017. Some weeks saw 70 or more local stories made available to readers. That's a lot of news, week after week, from a village that is only 2 square miles in size. 

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Keeping roads safe

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, January 5, 2018

To keep Hardin County roads as safe as possible, ODOT reports they have driven twice as many miles this year compared to last year, which is no surprise considering how cold and snowy it has been this year. However, the amount of de-icer used this year is less because de-icer isn’t very effective at extremely low temperatures.

57 more tons of salt has been spread this year. That’s 114,000 pounds more.

Hardin County has 323 lane miles, which just about gets you from Ada to the Kentucky/Tennessee border.

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MLK visit remembered

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, January 5, 2018

Gathering for an interview with the Toledo Blade on Friday are ONU/Ada old-timers (from left) Terry Keiser, Monty Siekerman, and Al Cohoe. In the press interview in Lehr Memorial, the trio talked with Blade reporter Zach Lemon about their memories of Dr. King’s visit.

They will be panelists Jan. 18 in the Freed Center, along with three others who were students at the time. Keiser and Cohoe taught at ONU at the time while Ada Icon Editor Siekerman was ONU publicity chief. They hold recording of Dr. King’s speech.

(Photo by Jack Jeffery)

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2018 refuse and recycling guide now at village office and on The Icon

Village Voice
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Village Voice: The 2018 Republic Services refuse and recycling guide is now available in the Ada Water Office.

Many residents find it helpful to keep a copy of the calendar handy to know which day their refuse and recycling pick up will happen.

The current contract the Village holds with Republic Services is in place through
November, and there are no changes planned for pick up this year.

Refuse will still continue to be picked up on Tuesdays, with the possible exception of weeks in which a major holiday falls on a Monday or Tuesday.

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You've heard of hotpants

Well, how about frozen pants?
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 3, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
You've heard of hotpants, well, how about frozen pants?

This scene of jeanswear was found adorning the sign at the entrance to King-Horn Gym on Wednesday morning.

A few inquiries about who put them there and why went unanswered. It was a clandestine effort, one to make you smile.

Perhaps a window dresser plied his trade, or a fashion geek decided to pull a stunt.

In any case, here is how Wikipedia describes hotpants, in case you don't know because you've had your head buried in the snow since the 1970s:

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Going Green Menus for January

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Follow the link below for the Going Green Menus:

http://email.schoolnutritionmenus.com/c/eJxdjsmKxCAURb8mbhrkPafowkWgqnf9...

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