On April 13, Kenton Hardin Health Department is reporting the 8th and 9th confirmed cases of COVID-19. These are confirmed lab results of the virus.
According to Kelsey Ralston of the health department, "We at this time have not had a positive patient recover. We will however report those recovered cases as we have them in the county."
Ohio’s COVID-19 case data is below:
5,836 confirmed cases
42 probable cases (CDC expanded definition)
5,878 total cases
1,755 hospitalizations
227 confirmed deaths
4 probable deaths (CDC expanded definition)
231 total deaths
548 ICU admissions
Steven D. Winegardner, 48, died on Sunday, April 12, 2020, at 4:48 a.m. at Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on Aug. 23, 1971, in Lima, Ohio, to Russel and Joan (Moore) Winegardner. His father preceded him in death and his mother survives in Bellefontaine. lso surviving are his two children: Logan Winegardner of Chillicothe and Madison (Rea) Bowersock of Ada; a grandson, Lance; a brother, Jerry Kevin (Missy) Spradlin of Findlay; and a sister, Beth Winegardner of Lima.
Steven worked for Plastipak Packaging in Jackson Center. He was an avid dart player and enjoyed playing recreational softball.
Spring is here and New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, north of Ada is open.
Curbside service is available for customers practicing social distancing.
• Simply call in an order, pay for it with a credit card over the phone
• Call New Leaf upon your arrival
• An employee will bring your order to your car
New Leaf has spring blooming flowers, pansy pots and bowls and Asiatic lilies, vegetable plants and asparagus roots, seed potatoes and onion sets.
Pardon our recent distracation. The Icon has a couple 15-minute interviews with ONU international students that we've not had a chance to post. Our intern, Liza Dyachuk, from Russia, conducted these in early March. We hope these students are able to continue to communicate with their family and we hope everyone is well.
Interview by Liza Dyachuk
Mashhour Alqurashi
From Saudi Arabia
Junior pharmacy major
Dr. Daniel DiBiasio, president of Ohio Northern University, shares a message for everyone in the ONU community through a YouTube video now on the ONU website.
His message centers on how the university continues to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. His message stresses three points the university is focusing on, which include protecting the health and safety of the study body, the education of students and operating effectively as a university.
He congratulated students for their impressive adoptability and told them to stay connected to their professors.
