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Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group issues recommendations

Posted by Staff on Thursday, February 1, 2024

Group finds districts have "unique needs," does not mandate seat belts

COLUMBUS__On January 31, more than two dozen recommendations were issued by the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group to enhance the safety of school bus travel in Ohio.

Governor DeWine created the working group in August, following the death of a Northwestern Local School District student who was killed in Clark County after another vehicle collided with his school bus. 

The report lists a total of 17 recommendations related to bus driver recruitment and retention; training and education; school bus safety features; road and traffic safety; emergency response; and commercial bus services. 

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Souper Bowl progress: 150 cans collected

Posted by Staff on Thursday, February 1, 2024

The United Way of Hardin County has submitted a halftime report on the Souper Bowl drive currently taking place at Ada Elementary.

As of January 31, students have collected over 150 cans of soup for the Hardin County Homeless Shelter and they still have a week to go!

Organizers enthused, "Can't wait to see which class will win the pizza party! Souper Bowl 2024!"

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Park District plans maintenance, applies for funding for improvements

Posted by Staff on Thursday, February 1, 2024

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Park District board for Liberty Township met on Monday, January 29 with a full house at its meeting room at Simon St. and Park Dr. Bob Szuch was elected as board president; the board also includes Neal Dumbaugh and Fred Reichert. Ken Wolke is the park manager and Mary Jane Lee is the clerk.

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COLORING PAGE For your Valentine(s)

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, February 1, 2024

Have paper doilies and ribbon at hand? No? You can still customize a Valentine for your sweetheart or classmates with the Icon's Valentine's Day coloring page! Find the PDF HERE, as well as past coloring pages.

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Be Our Guest: Errors with spoons and medications

Posted by Staff on Thursday, February 1, 2024

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

Be Our Guest was a song from the 1991 Disney film Beauty and the Beast. The song was performed by Mrs. Potts (Angela Lansbury) and Lemière (Jerry Orbach). During the song’s animation, we see spoons dancing and diving into a punch bowl. In the movie, the Beast struggles to eat with a spoon and Belle puts down her spoon and drinks out of the bowl. 

Why talk about spoons? Many medications for infants and children come in liquid dosage forms requiring measuring. Spoons are used to give medications to children. 

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Bulldog girls basketball: Burkhart shot beats USV in final seconds

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, January 31, 2024

By Cort Reynolds

McGUFFEY__Exactly two months after beating arch-rival Upper Scioto Valley by 13, the Ada girls basketball team went on the road and edged the Rams in a much closer January 30 battle that went down to the very end.

With the game tied in the final seconds, Bulldog senior playmaker Olivia Burkhart drove left and knocked down a clutch short runner from the left baseline with under three ticks remaining to give Ada a 48-46 win at Alumni Fieldhouse. 

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