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Here’s area students on the Apollo Career Center third quarter honor roll:

4.0 honor roll
Bluffton

Lillian Campbell,  Austin Warren 
Ada
Colby Kloeppel 
Allen East
Danielle Blakeley, Kelsie Hubbard, Miranda Kirkkpatrick, Abigail Whitaker

Hi, I'm Alehan Gordon-Hancock

Welcome to the Icon's feature "Wear your mask proudly." We invite viewers to send a photo of themselves wearing a mask. 

It's a way to encourage viewers to wear masks when in public and to recognize those who are thoughful enough to take the time to wear one.

Send your mask photo to: [email protected].

Ada HS grad didn't build a better mousetrap, instead is created a mousetrap video viewed 100 million times

FROM ADA ICON - Ada native Chris Wire didn’t build a better mousetrap. He didn’t have to.

Instead, he did create 30-second mousetrap video, viewed, oh, perhaps 100 million times. You’ve no doubt viewed it yourself.

Chris, a 1989 Ada High School graduate and son of Keith and Kathy Wire, owners of Keith’s Hardware, is principal owner of Real Art, a technology and design agency in Dayton. 

He says that prior to attending the University of Dayton he worked at Keith’s Hardware practically every day and weekends since he was born and all the way through high school.

Mouse traps and ping pong balls to show powerful message: 'Social distancing works'

Hi, I'm Amanda Leugers

Welcome to the Icon's new feature "Wear your mask proudly." Viewers are invited to send a photo of themselves wearing a mask. This is not part of our mask contest, which is now completed.

It's simply a way to encourage viewers to wear masks when in public and to recognize those who are thoughful enough to take the time to wear one.

The Icon will post a different photo each day until we have no more photos to post.

Send your mask photo to: [email protected]

Hi, I'm Christine Gesler

Welcome to the Icon's new feature "Wear your mask proudly." Viewers are invited to send a photo of themselves wearing a mask. This is not part of our mask contest, which is now completed.

It's simply a way to encourage viewers to wear masks when in public and to recognize those who are thoughful enough to take the time to wear one.

The Icon will post a different photo each day until we have no more photos to post.

Send your mask photo to: [email protected]

Served as a Bluffton employee for over 20 years; will operate Ada's drinking water plant

After 20 years working within several positions in the Village of Bluffton, John Bowers, has accepted the position of operator of the Village of Ada water plant.

He begins his new position in the neighboring village on Monday.

Since 2013 he has served as Bluffton’s waste water treatment plant operator. Bluffton’s plant handles over one-half million gallons of treated water on an average day, under Bower’s oversight.

“I started working for the village when I was 19,” said Bowers, a 1999 Bluffton High School graduate.

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