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ONU among best in Ohio bar passage rate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, November 1, 2013

Ninety percent of Ohio Northern University’s law school graduates passed Ohio’s July 2013 bar examination on their first attempt, and 90 percent of all ONU law graduates who took the bar passed. ONU’s Pettit College of Law ranked second among Ohio law schools in overall passage rate and third in the passage rate of first-time takers.

Richard Bales, dean of the Pettit College of Law, said, “ONU Law’s consistently high bar passage rate over the last several years reflects the strong work ethic and abilities of our students and the high caliber of legal education they receive at ONU Law.”

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Ada Varsity Singers host 36th annual music feast Nov. 9

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, November 1, 2013

The faculty, staff and students of Ada High School, along with the parents, volunteers and officers of the Ada Music Boosters, are proud to host the 36th annual Ada Music Feast Show Choir Invitational Competition on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Ada High School. 

This year’s program will feature talented young men and women from 15 visiting show choirs from Ohio, as well as West Virginia and Indiana. Ada Varsity Singers, under the direction of Abigail Glenn, vocal music director and Jonathan Lischak, director of instrumental and co-director, will also provide an exhibition performance as the host school for this day-long event.

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Jordan Paige Richardson was a 2009 Allen East graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 31, 2013

Jordan Paige Richardson, 22, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, at 7:25 a.m. due to an auto accident

She was born on April 26, 1991, in Lima, Ohio, to Kary P. and Mandy C. (Myers) Richardson, and they survive in Harrod.

Richardson worked as a dental assistant at Jeffrey Blanford, DDS, Lima. She was a 2009 graduate of Allen East High School. She was a member of the Lima First Assembly of God Church. 

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Trick or woof!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 31, 2013

Only in a town like Ada would you find a Halloween Bulldog. This one lives in the high school office. 

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Who am I? Well, for starters, I'm an Ada HS grad

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 31, 2013

By Alisa Ambrecht
Who Am I? Here's another Ada resident who you know, but have to put all the pieces together to figure out his identity. Here's some clues. Watch for the answer later this week.

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Want to hear a good Halloween story that involves a cast of Ada characters?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 31, 2013

By Fred Steiner
Want to hear a good Halloween story? Here’s one. And it’s true.

Most of us have forgotten that the bend in the road on State Route 235 north of Ada was originally laid out as a 90-degree angle. If you head north, you can see a remnant of that angle - but look closely.

Most of us have also forgotten that the 90-degree angle once had a name: Dead Man’s Jog. I know how the name came to be. My grandfather told me. He told me the story over a half century ago. It was a story that took place, well, I’ll put it this way - several generations ago.

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