The following is highway construction scheduled to occur within Hardin County according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
The first three projects directly affects the Ada community.
Drainage tile repairs
State Route 81 at township Road 55, east of Ada, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for drainage tile repair. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hardin County maintenance garage.
State Route 235 between state Route 309 and Ada will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for drainage tile repair. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hardin County maintenance garage.
Ohio Northern University faculty member Robert Waters, assistant professor of history, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to travel to Ghana and gain firsthand involvement with a region he has researched and written about extensively.
Beginning in July, Waters will spend five months teaching two history classes and conducting research at the University of Ghana. Waters has taught numerous courses on African history and politics, and he has written a book, “Historical Dictionary of United States Relations with Africa.”
Northern finished the season with a 22-5 mark and advanced to the OAC Tournament Finals, posting its seventh straight top-2 finish in the OAC.
Four members of the team were named All-OAC in 2016-17.
Junior Lynn Kelly (Mason) and sophomore Ashley Ochsenhirt (Brimingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) were named First Team All-OAC, while senior Christina Corbean (Dayton/Oakwood) and freshman Ola Latala (Grosse Ile, Mich.) were Second Team All-Conference honorees.
Freshmen Mackenzie Wills (Ada) and Ola Latala (Grosse Ile, Mich.) each tied for second on the team with 20 victories in singles play, while Wills was third on the team with 20 victories in doubles play.
Those receiving ONU Distinguished Alumni Awards this year are (from left) Bruce Hollinger, BSCE ’75, Pamela S. Hershberger, BSBA ’87, Richanne C. Mankey, BA ’82, and Greg Allenby, BSME ’78. This is the highest award bestowed by the ONU Alumni Association.
By Monty Siekerman
Meet the new Ada Public Library director. He's Rhett Grant, a soft spoken Southerner without the Southern drawl. The 45-year-old comes to Ada from a suburb of Atlanta.
Rhett grew up in Alabama and Michigan.
His library experience, too, is a combination of the South and Midwest. His most recent library job was head of adult services for a library in Clarkston, Mich.
While the 2016-17 school year is history, there's always next year. The end-of-the-year school newsletter has several items that look toward next school year.
One is the elementary supply list.
If your child failed to bring home the list, the Icon provides it in an attachment below below. You'll find supplies needed for Kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades.
The list includes everything from what color of pens needed for sixth graders to the size of crayon boxes needed for Kindergarteners.
Community service is an important part of the college experience for many Ohio Northern University students.
Each year, approximately 1,500 ONU students are engaged in about 50,000 hours of community service in Ada.
“Community service can add much to a student’s college experience. For example, students often gain a sense that the world is a bigger place than they imagined and there are a lot of different people in the world,” said the Rev. David MacDonald, ONU’s chaplain.
Both the volunteers and those being helped benefit from these efforts.
Harvey L. Stanley, age 75 died on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 8:44 a.m. at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.
He was born on November 26, 1941 in Alger, Ohio to Henry J. and Armelda (Cole) Stanley who preceded him in death. On December 4, 1961 Harvey married Sondra L. Kipker and she survives in Alger.
Harvey retired from Rockwell/Meritor of Kenton. He attended the former Central United Methodist Church of Alger. He was a member of the McGuffey Conservation Club, the Moose Lodge #1533 of Indian Lake and Eagles Post #370 of Lima.
The Polar Bears finished the season 9-7 overall and 4-4 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, improving their win total from a season ago.
Five athletes earned All-Conference accolades for their efforts on the field.
Sophomores Andrew Fox (Solon), Anthony Pavone (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and Jackson Pfister (Upper Arlington) and freshmen Cameron Marous (Brecksville) and Logan Krogman (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) all earned All-OAC honors.
For the second time in the program's 2-year history, an Ohio Northern athlete was named Freshman of the Year in the OAC.
Marous earned the honor and was named Second Team All-OAC for his efforts.
