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FROM ADAICON.COM__Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) polling results

Ohio voters support solar farms, multi-family housing, and marijuana/cannabis dispensaries, but have mixed views on AI/data centers

NOV 5 MEDIA RELEASE__The Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) at Ohio Northern University has released the Northern Poll, a survey of Ohioans dedicated to providing cutting-edge insights on public opinion on “backyard issues.” This poll covered four zoning issues: solar farms, multi-family housing, marijuana/cannabis dispensaries, and AI/data centers.

Northern Poll provides insight on Ohio backyard zoning issues

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By Paula Pyzik Scott
Ada Icon editor

These October 2025 Ada Icon Highlights are an archive of 20 articles selected from 130 published on AdaIcon.com. You’ll find fall sports news from Ada High School, pre-election features on local candidates for council and school board, and one once-in-a lifetime experience: Hilda Mumaugh’s first motorcycle ride at age 104. (Article links below.)

Read more at ICYMI: October 2025 Ada Icon Highlights

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Ian Christopher Shriner left our world far too soon on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Born on July 31, 1983, in Durham, North Carolina, Ian grew up with a boundless love for laughter, learning, and the people around him. From a young age, he found joy in both the natural world and the camaraderie of sports.

After graduating from Cookeville High School in Tennessee, Ian went on to study Marine Biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) — a place that forever held a piece of his heart.

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NOV 5 MEDIA RELEASE__The United Way of Greater Lima will hold the 3rd Annual Online Auction to raise funds for the 2025 campaign.

Online bidding begins Monday, November 10th and ends on Monday, November 17.

Items for bid are donated by area businesses and include:

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By Brady Ziegler, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
ONU Healthwise Pharmacy 

Shock rock artist Alice Cooper released a song titled Poison on July 17, 1989. The song hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and #2 in the United Kingdom. Cooper was fascinated with horror movies and remembers watching them around Halloween. The horror genre influenced much of his work. 

Are nicotine pouches creating a horror picture for poisonings in the United States?

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MEDIA RELEASE__Apollo Career Center recently issued the first quarter honor roll for 2025-2026 school year including the following Bluffton High School students:

A Honor Roll:
Willow Angel, Lauren Bowers, Charlotte Burkholder, Keith Hohenbrink, Dylan Lewis, Sara Manlove, Josef Miller, Dylan Painter, Blaize Schwarz, Kenedeye Scoles, Owen Scoles, Jayden Shaffer

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