The $2.1 million East Lima Avenue reconstruction project is nearing completion. Vehicles are now permitted on the street as construction crews put final touches on the project.
The Reconstruction Project is funded in part by grants from the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Public Works Commission.
Among major timeline events in the project include: September 2012 – Ada council held public meeting to explain details of the project. Included in the reconstruction are a new 48-inch diameter storm sewer and a new 12-inch diameter water main.
You pass it daily. Did you ever stop and think, "How old is it?"
The cannon in the Ada depot park is as much a part of Ada community as the Bulldog is to Ada High School. The cannon, place in 1903, commemorates soldiers who fought in the Civil War.
Bailey Bowers created the composite photo from this year and using a post card of early Ada to recreate the scene.
With temperatures in the 60s and 70s, it certainly doesn’t feel like October. Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provided The Icon with the weather summary of the first 13 days of October. The summary is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
AEP released the following weather alert today: Expect numerous showers with winds from the south at 15-25 mph today.
A strong low, with strong winds aloft, is currently located in central Illinois. As a cold front approaches AEP’s East Utilities today, numerous showers and thunder storms are expected to increase in intensity this afternoon.
Widespread high winds are not anticipated, but the stronger showers and storms could mix down gusts as high as 60 mph in some spots. Since the cold front is slow moving, it may take several hours to move through each district.
The Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) will meet at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Deans' Heritage room in ONU's McIntosh Center. Agendas, minutes and treasurer's report will be available at the meeting.
