All Ada Public Library storytime groups are invited to join Natalie Walton at Suter's Farm for a morning hayride and pumpkin picking on Thursday, Oct. 26.
Those attending are asked to meet at 10:45 a.m. at Suter's, 12200 Pandora Rd., Pandora. Songs and a puppet show will be shared on the hayride. The cost is $4.50 per person
The Ohio Northern wrestling team was picked to finish second in the 2017-18 Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestling regular season standings in voting conducted by the league's seven head coaches.
The Polar Bears, under 30th-year head coach Ron Beaschler, received 31 points and one first place vote in the voting.
Baldwin Wallace was picked to win the league with 36 points and six first place votes. Otterbein was third with 22 points and John Carroll was picked to finish fourth with 21 points.
The Polar Bears return starters at all 10 weight classes and 14 lettermen from last year's squad that went 11-4 overall and finished third in the OAC with a 4-2 league record.
he Ohio Northern volleyball team moved up one spot to No. 20 in the eighth weekly American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, released Tuesday afternoon.
The Polar Bears (23-4 overall, 6-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) received 434 points in the poll, which is 95 more than the 349 points they received last week when they were ranked No. 21.
Ohio Northern went 2-0 last week with OAC victories over Wilmington and Muskingum.
The Ohio Northern women's soccer team jumped one spot to No. 14 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, and moved up three spots to No. 15 in the D3Soccer.com poll, both released on Tuesday afternoon.
Northern (14-1-1 overall) is ranked in both polls for the third consecutive week after posting a 2-0-0 record in the Ohio Athletic Conference last week.
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Claire Griffith carves Nh into a pumpkin.
What is Nh...glad you asked. It is nihonium. What is that?
It's one of the four new elements added to the periodic table this year. Members of Gamna Sigma Epsilon chemistry honorary and the American Chemical Society carved the letters of the new elements into pumpkins on Monday at the Mathile Center.
Ada Rotarians, with the assistance of Mayor Dave Retterer, raised a flag at the Railroad Park on Tuesday in commemoration of World Polio Day. Holding the flag are Rotarians Jamie Hall (left) and Bob Ward. David Quammen, an author who lives in Montana, spoke at the club meeting prior to the flag raising.
The annual trick or treat event at Ohio Northern will begin with registration at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24 in the McIntosh Center activities room. ONU students will then lead the youngsters through residence halls beginning at 5:15 p.m.
The event will also include dinner at 6 p.m. in the McIntosh Center ballroom and a costume contest and raffle at 6:30 p.m. before wrapping up at approximately 7 p.m.
The event, which is open to area children, is free and open to the public. Children of all ages are encouraged to dress up and join the fun. All children must be accompanied by an adult to attend the festivities. The outing is presented by ONU’s office of residence life.
By Cort Reynolds
Ada senior middle Melina Woods added to her awards when she was recently voted Division IV District 8 Volleyball Player of the Year.
Woods led Ada to its third straight Northwest Conference title and then won her third NWC volleyball Player of the Year award. She has led the Lady Bulldogs into the district semifinals with a 16-7 record.
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Behind Woods, Ada clinched its second straight outright and undefeated (8-0) title this season and third consecutive championship overall, including a shared NWC crown in 2015.
Ada Police Sgt. Matt Purdy and K9 Oakley were certified on Friday as an Ohio Peace Officer K9 Team.
K9 Oakley was brought on due to the accidental death of K9 Jaeger earlier this year.
"Today we remember K9 Jaeger and thank him for his service, while we welcome K9 Oakley and look forward to a long life of service to the Village of Ada," said Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger.
K9 Oakley is a 3- year old female German Shephard who will serve as a Patrol/Special Service K9.
