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May 2018

Library visit

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Ada kindergarten students ventured to the library on Monday.

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Music awards announced

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The Ada High School band, fall color guard, and winter guard members were recognized as well as first chair players during the band  concert on Monday night.The following students received special recognition:

2017-2018 Band Award Winners (from L to R)

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ONU women’s team ranked 9th in nation

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The Ohio Northern women's outdoor track and field team remained in the top-10 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) pre-championship power rankings, released on Monday afternoon.

The Polar Bears are ranked in the top-10 for the seventh time in eight weekly editions of the rankings.

ONU received 91.16 points in the rankings, while Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Cal.) is ranked No. 1 with 125.05 points, Williams (Mass.) was ranked second with 114.66 points and UMass Boston rounded out the top-3 with 112.95 points.

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Mattson receives FFA degree

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Noah Mattson, Ada FFA president, recently received the State Degree during the State FFA Convention in Columbus. The degree is based on evaluating the top students in Ohio and their involvement in chapter, district, state, and national activities. It also awards students for their SAE projects, community service, and leadership. Mattson’s projects included a lawn mowing service and working on a dairy operation.

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6 ONU women athletes receive regional honors

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The Ohio Northern women's track and field team landed six athletes on the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Div. III Outdoor All-Great Lakes Region list for their efforts during the 2018 outdoor season.

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Icon dog of the week - Sadie

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Meet Sadie. She is a three year old shepherd mix. Sadie weighs 98 pounds. Can you give Sadie her forever home?

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

September 1929 the name of Irwin Avenue extending to the new high school building was changed to Turner Avenue.

September 1929 “Easing up” was noted in rules concerning dancing at Ohio Northern University. Although no dances were allowed under school organization names, students were not prohibited from attending dances outside the school.

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Here’s the latest on how the planting season is going for local farmers

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, May 21, 2018

By Mark Badertscher
Hardin County Agricultural 
And Natural Resources Educator

Farmers have been busy planting the past three weeks with a few moderate rains to break things up.  This year planting was delayed by a couple weeks due to cool and wet conditions.  Because of that, the activities such as spraying fields with herbicides, applying fertilizer and tillage activities were not completely done by the usual date of the beginning of May. 

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Two ONU runners gain regional accolades

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 21, 2018

ONU senior National Champion Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) and junior All-American Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) have each earned Div. III United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association honors for the 2018 outdoor track and field season.

The top-5 individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region distinction, in addition to each of the members of the region's top-3 relay teams. The regions used for this award – Atlantic, Central, Great Lakes, Mideast, Midwest, New England, South/Southeast, West – match those used during the cross country and indoor track & field season.

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Wednesday baccalaureate time changed to 8 p.m.

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 21, 2018

The Ada High School baccalaureate service will take place at 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 23. This is a change from the original time of 7 p.m. in order for the girls' softball team to have time to return to Ada after their softball tournament game.

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