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Have you received your "official absentee ballot material"? Here's the details

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

If you are a registered Ohio voter you may have already received a letter from the Ohio Secretary of State labeled "Official Election Mail."

Here's what it's all about:

All registered voters, who have kept their address current within Ohio's voter database, will receive a letter along with an absentee ballot application

The first round of applications will be mailed out Aug. 31, 2012, arriving in mailboxes after Labor Day.

A second supplemental mailing in early October, will include voters who have registered or updated their information after Aug. 6, 2012.

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ONU's own Elissa McCracken - Miss Ohio - guest at Harvest and Herb Fest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 17, 2012

Ohio Northern University student Elissa McCracken, who was crowned Miss Ohio this summer, made an official Ada visit on Saturday at the Harvest and Herb Fest.

She told The Ada Icon that she is taking the year off from school in preparation for the Miss America pageant and for visits around Ohio. She will compete for the Miss America title in January 2013 in Las Vegas.

McCracken, 20, of Waynesburg, Pa., is a pharmacy major at ONU. She won the crown over 24 other contestants. As Miss Ohio she will receive a $10,000 scholarship from Newman Technology among other gifts. McCracken's platform is "stop cyberbullying."

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BVH Environmental Services named national department of the year runner up

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 17, 2012

The Blanchard Valley Hospital Environmental Services department, Findlay, also known as housekeeping, has received the 2012 Environmental Services Department of the Year Runner Up award from Health Forum’s Health Facilities Management magazine and the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE).

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Great day for a Main Street festival in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 16, 2012

Where were you on Saturday? There's a pretty good chance that sometime during the day you were downtown Ada at the Harvest and Herb Fest, sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.

CHECK OUT OUR PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Did you walk home with the craft items? Or, did you just window shop?

In case you weren't there, or if you were there and want to take another look at some of the day's activities, check out the Ada Icon's photo gallery at the bottom of this story. You'll also find some videos. 

The Icon will continue to add additional photos during the week.

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Ada Music Boosters invite support for 35th annual music feast

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Ada Music Boosters recently contacted members of the local business community to ask for support for program ad sales and trophy sponsorship opportunities for the 35th Annual Ada Music Feast Show Choir Invitational Competition.

The event will be held at Ada High School on Nov.10. One-eighth, one-quarter, one-half and full page ads are available, as well as, trophy sponsorships for both preliminary and finals competition at this day-long event, which annually brings thousands of spectators to the local community.

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Dr. Eric Baumgartner tells Rotary about his driving experience on the Red Planet

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Dr. Eric Baumgartner has never been to Mars, but he drove Opportunity, one of the Mars Rovers, around the planet.

The dean and professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University shared his  “space travel” experiences at the Sept. 11 Ada Rotary meeting.

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