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ONU's Pitcovich named 2nd Team Academic All-America

Ohio Northern senior Tessa Pitcovich (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) was named to the NCAA Division III Academic All-America Second Team in women's track and field and cross country by the College Sports Information Directors of America for the 2021-22 season.

The Academic All-America Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom.

Pitcovich, an accounting major who competes on the track and field and cross country teams at ONU, boasts a perfect 4.0 GPA and was selected by CoSIDA to the Academic All-District 7 First Team in May.

Save the date: Polar Bear 5K on July 16

Here's the invitation for the July 16 Polar Bear 5K and registration link:

https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1700/index.aspx?sid=1700&gid=2&pgid=1719...

Join us for the third annual Polar Bear Virtual 5K in support of ONU’s Dimension Award Scholar Program! Only together, can we Polar Bears go further in developing student leaders who come from underrepresented backgrounds. This year, there are two ways to participate:

Four degrees of separation

While it was stinking hot on June 21, 2022, Ada didn't quite reach the record high.

Weather.com reported that Ada reached 97 degrees yesterday, with the record high remaining 101 degrees.

Summary of June 21 Village Council meeting

The Village of Ada council met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 21. All council members were present and Mayor Dave Retterer conducted the meeting.

The meeting began with approval of the minutes of the June 14 meeting and review and paying of bills, which can be found HERE on the village website.

MAYOR'S COMMENTS

The mayor gave the floor to Jeff Oestrich for a quick public service announcement about the June 26 Butterflies and Blooms garden tour in Ada and Kenton.

Funeral arrangements for Tyler Justin Kiracofe

Tyler Justin Kiracofe, age 22, of Bluffton, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family. 

Tyler was born on May 22, 2000, to Justin A. and Danyelle S. (Holbrook) Kiracofe of Bluffton, Ohio.  He lived at home with both parents and his younger brother, Travis Kiracofe.   

He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Diann Holbrook; and his paternal grandparents: Jerry and Judy Kiracofe. 

Big THANKS and farewell for DiBiasios

ONU president Dan DiBiasio and Chris Burns-DiBiasio received a big THANKS as they departed the campus and headed for their new retirement home. You can write a note of thanks on the ONU Facebook page. / PHOTO Ohio Northern University

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