Ohio Northern seniors Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) and Jenna Hollar (Lima/Bath) were named Second Team All-Central Region in voting conducted by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Lightel is now a four-time All-Region honoree and a four-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference award winner.
She is ONU's all-time career leader with 512 strikeouts and a 1.45 ERA and her 66 victories tied the ONU career mark.
She pitched in 103 games during her four seasons as a Polar Bears, posting a 66-22 record with three saves and pitched a school record 602.1 innings.
Ohio Northern University President Dr. Dan DiBiasio held a special ceremony for graduating seniors Leanna Henry (West Jefferson) and Miranda Huddle (Versailles) on Tuesday.
Henry and Huddle are members of the ONU softball team and missed the University's graduation ceremony on Sunday as they were competing in the NCAA III Notre Dame, Indiana Regional Tournament.
Ohio Northern reached the finals with victories over Case Western Reserve and No. 19-ranked Saint Mary's (Ind.) on Friday and Saturday, but were eliminated in the championship game on Sunday by Case.
Honor students for the Ada High School class of 2018 were announced this week by Ada schools.
The students include seven valedictorians and one salutatorian. Valedictorians
• Olivia Alexander
• Kiser Colley
• Alexander Hurtig
• Lyric Jones
• Erryk Katayama
• Noah Pinkney
• Melinda Woods Salutatorian
• Terrence Sheridan
Ada seniors honors banquet is tonight (Wednesday). The seniors final day in school is May 21. Ada HS baccalaaureate in the ONU chapel on May 23. The 2018 commencement is May 27.
The annual Liberty Conservation Club fishing derby will be held Sunday and, if you are lucky enough to catch a tagged catfish named Big Liberty, you win $100. Other fish are tagged, as well, for prizes ranging from money to items donated by local businesses, such as pizza.
About 500 fish have been added to the lake this week, including trout, bass, bluegill, and catfish.
Derby setup begins at 9 a.m., children fish from 12:30-1:30, adults fish from 2-5 p.m.
Family memberships are $20 for the year. Memberships can be purchased at the derby.
By Monty Siekerman
Liberty National Bank is thanking police officers for their service and recognizing those who have died by placing blue ribbons on the posts in front of the Ada office because this is National Police Week.
President Kennedy signed a proclamation in 1962 designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week.
Employees of the local bank also signed a Thank You card that was mailed to the department.
Pictured: Corsie Arn of LNB and Sgt. Donnie Deckling of the Ada PD.
If there is a blue dot on a tree in front of your home, that tree is going to get a trimming. AEP is in town this week to trim trees that interfere with electric lines. The workers know which trees to “shave” because the trees previously have been marked with a blue dot. Check out the next photo for a "long shot" of this tree trimming scene. (Monty Siekerman photos)
