The Allen County Educational Service Center and Apollo Career Center are excited to announce the annual Allen County College Fair, which will be held on March 26, 2024, 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m., at Apollo Career Center. This event provides high school students the opportunity to connect with various colleges and universities, providing them with valuable information and resources for those looking at postsecondary options.
The College Fair will feature representatives from a wide range of institutions, including local and regional colleges, universities, trade schools, and military branches. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact directly with representatives to ask questions about admissions, programs, financial aid, scholarships, and campus life, among other topics.
A Public Information Statement from the National Weather Service in Wilmington OH on Fri Mar 15 provided the following tornado confirmations from Thursday, March 14:
Numerous long-track tornadoes have occurred, and our continued analysis will work to determine if some of these long swaths of damage are the result of a single tornado or multiple separate tornadoes.
Seven areas of tornadic damage have been identified within the NWS Wilmington OH coverage area. This count may change as we continue to assess the continuity of the damage.
* EF3 beginning in southern Auglaize County OH near Fryburg, continuing through the Lakeview area in northern Logan County OH. (An EF3 tornado has estimated wind speeds between 136 and 165 mph.)
The Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) at Ohio Northern University has released the March Northern Poll, a web-based poll of 1,241 likely Ohio voters conducted from 03/06/24 through 03/11/24. The poll has a margin of error +/- 3.3% and was done under the leadership of Dr. Robert Alexander, Ph.D., professor of political science and ICAPP director; and Dr. John Curiel, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, in partnership with SurveyUSA.
By Stephen Orr, MD, Ophthalmology
Medical Staff Member - Blanchard Valley Health System
The residents in this area will have a front-row seat for the total eclipse of the sun on Monday, April 8, 2024. For many, this will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. With proper preparation and precautions, it is possible to safely observe the eclipse without damaging your eyes.
“Eclipse blindness” is caused by the exposure of the retina (the back part of the eye) to high-intensity visible light. The rods and cones (the cells responsible for vision) can be permanently damaged by prolonged exposure to direct sunlight during an event like an eclipse, even when there does not appear to be much light from the sun. This damage can cause permanent, irreversible visual loss by two different mechanisms. First, the light itself causes chemical reactions within the cells that cause them to stop functioning. Second, the actual heat from the sun burns and destroys certain layers of the retina. The end result is visual loss that can be permanent, and for which there is no current treatment.
HARDIN COUNTY–The fifth annual Hardin County Goat Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 6 at the Family Center of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church, 15436 State Route 309 in Kenton. Registration and seating will open at 5:00 p.m. and the meal will begin at 5:30 p.m.
From Lima Allen County Regional Planning Commission
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the United States extend as far back as the American colonial period and is one of our nation’s most popular holidays, celebrated with festivals, parades and parties. These celebrations frequently feature themed cocktails and green pints, and the amount of alcohol consumed is higher than average.
The search for a new school superintendent for the Ada Exempted Village School District is progressing as planned, according to board of education President Ron Fleming.
The search process was organized in January, progressed through a 6-week recruitment period, several community and staff focus group sessions, a first round of interviews with eleven candidates, and has now moved to the next stage, where the board has chosen three candidates as finalists.
Each of the finalists has been invited to attend a "meet the candidate" event from 5:30-7:30pm on Tuesday, March 19 in the Auditorium. Any staff, parents or other community members interested in meeting the finalists are invited to attend. The finalists are: John Massara, Julie Simmons and Andrew Sprang.
