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Safety First coloring book created by community collaboration

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, December 15, 2023

By Paula Scott

A recent visit to the Ada Public Library by a NOP adult day care group had an exciting itinerary: a Christmas party with food from Viva Maria as well as trivia and word games with Ada Police officer Penny Keller-Clark.

But Officer Penny also had a surprise up her sleeve: one of the group is an artist who has been creating drawings of Ada Police officers providing safety tips. What Keller-Clark revealed is that the drawings have been turned into a “Safety First” coloring book.

With the assistance of ONU professor Melissa Eddings-Mancuso and students Allayna Reiff and Jay Meyers, Dunlap’s drawings have been turned into a 22-page coloring book with tips including water safety, what to do if someone makes you feel scared, knowing your address and phone number, and the importance of paying attention to traffic signs and signals. 

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Rail Crossing Community Impact Index Tool measures impact of blocked rail/roadway at-grade crossings

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 15, 2023

Railroad crossing impact tool available HERE, Eleven rural and urban crossings are listed for Ada, Ohio. Visis Rail.Ohio.gov/

The Ohio Rail Development Commission (Rail Commission) has released a free, publicly accessible tool to measure the impact of blocked rail/roadway at-grade crossings in Ohio. The Rail Crossing Community Impact Index (RCCII) is an interactive tool that allows users to find crossings within their own community and creates weighted scores for motorized, non-motorized, and truck-specific traffic.

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Bulldog girls basketball loss at Grove

Posted by Staff on Friday, December 15, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS GROVE__The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team was outscored 31-9 over the middle quarters at Columbus Grove and lost 63-22 in Northwest Conference action Thursday night, December 14.

Ada trailed 24-7 after the first period and never recovered. 

CG guard Lauryn Auchmuty bombed in four triples and tallied 14 of her game-high 26 points in the opening stanza as the hosts built a big early lead and cruised to victory.

Auchmuty added nine more points in the second period to extend the lead to 36-15 at intermission.

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GRAPHIC Technology Trainer at APL

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, December 14, 2023

Did you know the Ada Public Library has a whole day set aside for technology assistance? On Wedensdays from 11 a.m.-8 p.m., you can schedule an appointment with Chloe to ask technology questions. Walk-ins are also welcome.

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Hardin County Quality of Life survey for 2023, results for 2022

Posted by Staff on Thursday, December 14, 2023

Results for the 2022 Quality of Life survy were released on October 12 and are attached HERE.

Hardin County residents are being asked to complete a Quality of Life Survey as part of a community health improvement plan process. The quality-of-life survey results will be presented at the 3rd CHIP meeting in January 2024. 

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Help!: Flu, COVID-19 and RSV

Posted by Staff on Thursday, December 14, 2023

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

Help! was the fifth album for the Beatles and included the song by the same name. John Lennon wrote the song and was quoted as indicating he needed help at the time he wrote it. The Beatles were the first rock band to be recognized in the category of Album of the Year at the Grammys in 1966. 

A recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania about the tripledemic of RSV, COVID-19, and flu indicates we need help when it comes to information!

According to the survey, only one-third of American adults fear they or a loved one will get the flu, COVID-19, or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this winter. Recent CDC data from July 2023 indicates approximately 79% of Americans have had COVID-19 since the epidemic started. 

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