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Roger Nichols was a 1968 graduate of USV

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 28, 2015

Roger L. Nichols, 64, died on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at 12:29 p.m. at his residence in Alger.

He was born on Oct. 14, 1950 in McGuffey, Ohio, to Robert L. and Marie (Hicks) Nichols who preceded him in death. Roger was previously married to Peggy Shepherd and she survives in Kenton.

He was a 1968 graduate of Upper Scioto Valley High School. Roger retired in 2006 from Ford Engine Plant of Lima after working for 35 years. He was an associate member of the New Birth Living World Ministries, Inc. of Alger.

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What did you buy at this year's Wilson's garage sale?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 28, 2015

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman

Hundreds of people lined up before 8 a.m. for the annual Wilson Sporting Good Co. garage sale on Saturday morning. The event was held in the company's parking lot, nearby parking areas were filled to capacity.

The sun had barely peeked above the horizon, but a long line of shoppers was already on hand to take home some bargains.

One man said he was there for the "good deals."

Another said he was carrying out golf clubs for $55 that would normally sell for $200 in a retail store.

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Youth ages 4 to high school can be an ONU cheerleader on Oct. 31

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 25, 2015

Youth ages 4 through 12 grade area invited to a Ohio Northern cheerleaders and coaches cheerleading clinic, The event is Saturday, Oct. 31. Youth will be divided  into mini-squads by age!

Here's the schedule

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One more time - Harvest and Herb Fest'

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 24, 2015

You can never get enough of the Harvest and Herb Festival. 

Here's our final look at this year's community event. Local freelance photographer Kerry Bush of Elysian Fields Photography, Bluffton, shared these photos of the event with the Icon.

Enjoy the photos below.

 

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About that tree at the corner of SR 235 and CR 10 - did you know it's an Osage orange?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 24, 2015

By Monty Siekerman

Thanks to Lelia Dyer we now know that that the story we posted about a paw paw tree is actually an Osage orange, also known hedge apple, horse apple, monkey ball, or, if you know your French, bois d'arc.

Our story listed many edible uses for paw paw. But Osage orange is seldom eaten due to extremely hard texture and taste. The fruit is not poisonous to humans or livestock, as shown by several studies. The seeds of the fruit are edible and it is sometimes torn apart by squirrels to get at the seeds, but few other animals use of it as food source.

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Liberty Township has only 1.56 inches of rain in August

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 24, 2015

By Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension Educator

During the month of August, Extension volunteer rainfall reporters received an average of 2.50 inches of rain. 

The most rain for this month, 3.90 inches, fell in Hale Township as measured by Tim Ramsey.  The least rain reported during the month, 1.56 inches was reported in Liberty Township by Phil Epley. 

During the same month last year, an average of 3.73 inches of rain fell. The rainfall recorded in August over the past ten years averaged 4.14 inches. 

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