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November 2022

Ice Age

Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, November 27, 2022

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

Blue Sky Studios released five animated films in the popular franchise series about the ice age.  The original Ice Age movie was released in 2002 and featured the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Chris Wedge.  In 2016, the last of the movies created by the originator was released.  The movies follow a group of animals trying to survive the Paleolithic ice age.  Disney+ released a new spin-off of the franchise in January of 2022 titled “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild.”

One of the popular characters in the Ice Age movie was the woolly mammoth known as Manfred or Manny.  In the movie, Manny would not believe the woolly mammoth could ever be extinct.  Unlike the movie, the woolly mammoth is extinct.  Exactly when the extinction occurred is an interesting question being studied by scientists.  Various fossils have been found around the world with very different carbon dating.

The woolly mammoth, the dodo bird, dinosaurs, and the Christmas Island sandpiper may not be the only extinct species.  The CDC and the World Health Organization are researching the possibility of an extinction of the Yamagata influenza B virus.  

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Northwest Ohio law enforcement collaboration saves lives

Posted by Staff on Sunday, November 27, 2022

11th Annual Lights for Lives

41 - Safety belt citations
14 - Impaired drivers were removed from Ohio’s roadways
40 - Criminal arrests including 5 felonies and misdemeanors, 13 involved drugs 

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AHS boys basketball rallies past FJ for 2-0 start

Posted by Staff on Sunday, November 27, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

FORT JENNINGS–The visiting Ada High School boys basketball team rallied late to win a non-conference battle over Ft. Jennings 44-41 Saturday night, November 26.

Ada starts the season 2-0 with their second straight road win in as many nights. The Musketeers fell to 0-2 with the defeat.

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AHS boys basketball buries Gophers in opener

Posted by Staff on Saturday, November 26, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

Visiting Ada led throughout the game yet had to stave off an early fourth quarter Ridgemont rally to defeat their Hardin County rival 60-47 in the Bulldog boys basketball season-opener Friday night, November 25.

Bulldog senior Ethan Murphy tallied a career-high 23 points to lead Ada to their second straight season-opening win over the Gophers. 

Ada led 17-11 after the first period and stretched the margin to 32-21 at halftime. Murphy fired in 15 points by intermission.

"Murphy carried us offensively in the first half," said second-year Ada head coach Vince Halliday.

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Dortha Marie Hervey worked in the concession business

Posted by Staff on Friday, November 25, 2022

Dortha Marie Hervey, age 94, of Lima, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at 11:15AM at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

She was born on April 30, 1928, in Mercy County, Ohio to the late Arlie and Cora (Webb) Piehl, Sr. On November 27, 1947, Dortha married Joseph “Joe” Hervey, who preceded her in death on October 6, 1998.

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Karen Louise Smith was a homemaker

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Karen Louise Smith, age 76, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 7:15 a.m. at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, Murfreesboro, TN.

She was born on May 18, 1946, in Hardin County, Ohio to the late Joe S. and Betty J. (Doersam) Plummer.  On September 5, 1967, Karen married Donald Smith and he survives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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Obituary for Joktan Reu Downing

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Joktan Reu Downing, age 32, of Kenton, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo.

Joktan was born on April 10, 1990, in Kenton, Ohio to Robert E. Downing, Jr.  and Betty (Slayton) Dunlap.  His father, Robert survives in Kenton, and his mother and stepfather, Betty and Dean Dunlap survives in Lima.

Also surviving are his seven siblings: Chad Downing, Ashley Gordon, Shannon Storer, Shon Slayton, Dawson Hardy, Ethan Downing, Dean Dunlap, Jr., and Elizabeth Dunlap.

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Holiday hours for Alger Public Library

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

For the Thanksgiving holiday, the Alger Public Library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov 24 and remain closed until Monday, Nov 28 at 10:00 a.m.

All items due will be backdated to November 23. 

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Bulldog boys continue rebuild behind 8 seniors

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

Ada varsity head coach Vince Halliday enters year two of his rebuilding process for the Ada boys basketball program in 2022-23. 

With eight seniors in the fold and a solid, athletic top six rotation, there is cautious optimism that this year's team could be much improved. 

Eight lettermen and four senior starters return from a Bulldog team that finished 4-19 overall and 0-8 in Northwest Conference play. Ada dropped their last 15 games after a promising 4-4 start. 

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Highway patrol looks to reduce fatal crashes during holiday weekend

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, November 23, 2022

COLUMBUS--As Ohio residents and visitors make their way to see family and friends this Thanksgiving, Ohio troopers will be making sure motorists are taking the proper safety measures by driving sober, not driving distracted, and wearing their safety belt.

Troopers will be highly visible and cracking down on those driving impaired and those failing to wear a safety belt from Wednesday, November 23 at midnight through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 27.

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