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July 2020

OAC will play conference competition only this fall

• In football, soccer and volleyball • Cross country, golf, tennis will play outside competition
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 3, 2020

The Ohio Athletic Conference, the nation's third oldest collegiate athletic league, has announced plans for fall sports in 2020. Ohio Northern University is a member of the OAC.

The conference provides a bounty of athletic opportunities for student-athletes at its 10 member campuses.

The OAC has adopted the NCAA three-phase Resocialization Plan on campus, 14 days in each Phase One and Two with varying days per sport in Phase Three.

Fall competition in all sports will begin Sept. 19 and the league will play conference-only competition in football, soccer and volleyball, while permitting cross country, golf and tennis to play outside competition.

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"Ada SAFE 2020" will encourage responsible mask use when schools open in fall

Ada Parents for Reason and Common Sense group's new name reflects broadening base of support
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 3, 2020

During an online meeting of its steering team held earlier this week, “Ada Parents for Reason and Common Sense” decided to change its name to “Ada SAFE 2020.”

This decision was made to reflect the broadening base of support for the movement to encourage responsible mask use when schools open in the fall, and to create a more cohesive and unifying message for the group.

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July 2-3 Hardin sheriff's log

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 3, 2020

Here is the Hardin County Sheriff's log for July 2-3.

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Otterbein grad named ONU men's assistant basketball coach

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 3, 2020

 Nick Nossaman has been named an assistant men's basketball coach at Ohio Northern.

Nick comes to Ohio Northern after spending the past two seasons at Valdosta State (Ga.) as a graduate assistant, helping the Blazers to a 50-11 record, two Gulf South Conference regular season championships and two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances.

He started his collegiate playing career at Wooster, where he played for two seasons, before transferring to  Otterbein for his final two years of his career.

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Sunday visitation for Alex Sweigart

Funeral service Monday at First United Methodist Church
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 2, 2020

Attendance will be restricted at the funeral and visitation based on space to accommodate social distancing requirements. 

The family and funeral home requests face coverings be worn while attending visitation and service.

Alex Martin Sweigart, 18, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. due to an auto accident.

He was born July 9, 2001, in Bluffton to Robert M. Sweigart and Robin (Work) Tomasi. His father and step-mother, Anne Sweigart, survive in Dola and his mother and step-father, Donald Tomasi, survive in Ada. 

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A baseball memorial

Laid out at high school park diamond for Alex
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 2, 2020

Photos and story by Cort Reynolds
A baseball memorial for 2020 Ada senior pitcher Alex Sweigart was laid out at the high school park diamond Wednesday.

On display were baseballs signed by parents and friends on the mound and at home plate, a pair of his shoes, a wreath and a sign on the chain link backstop. 

Additional photos are below -

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Next Ada blood drive July 20

Walk-ins welcome, or call Mary Hackworth to schedule an appointment
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 2, 2020

Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, July 20, in the Community Health Professionals Ada Visiting Nurses conference room, 1200 S. Main St.

To schedule an appointment, call Mary Hackworth, blood program leader for Ada community blood drives, at 419-604-8569 or 800-Red Cross.

You may also visit www.RedCrossBlood.org, and use the sponsor code: AdaCommunity.

Blood donors receive a Columbus Zoo BOGO entry coupon and a chance to win four Zoombezi Bay passes.

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Here's Alger Public Library holiday hours

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 2, 2020

Alger Public Library Fourth of July holiday update: The library staff will be offline and curbside and appointment services will be closed Friday, July 3.

Patrons still have access to access the library website and online resources. The library will be back for curbside and appointments on Monday, July 6, from noon to 5 p.m. Seniors and at risk may call 419-757-7755 for the library's special hours. 
Website:  algerlibrary.org 
Catalog:  https://ohio.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/alg/

 

 

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Another ONU all-American athlete scholar

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 2, 2020

Ohio Northern senior Taylor Daniel (Columbia City, Ind.) was named a All-American Scholar for 2019-20 by the Women's Golf Coaches Association.

Daniel is now a three-time WGCA All-American Scholar and is a three-time Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree.

She is currently ranked 20th all-time in ONU women's golf history with a 95.02 stroke average for 48 career rounds.

The WGCA honored 1,401 women's collegiate golfers with this honor, which carried a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50.

 

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3 new Hardin County cases

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 2, 2020

From the Kenton Hardin Couny Department of Health: Reporting 3 new cases of COVID-19. We are also reporting 7 new recovered cases at this time.

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