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Sydney Kilgore ties ONU women's lacrosse school record

Cameron Marous named OAC men's lacrosse offensive player of the week
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 11, 2021

The Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team jumped to a big early lead and held off a furious late rally to win 17-15 at Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday night at Finnie Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 3-3 overall and are 3-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 0-5, 0-5.

Freshman Sydney Kilgore (Pleasant Plain/Little Miami) tied a school record with 10 points, scoring seven goals and adding three assists, to lead Ohio Northern.

She tied the single-game mark held by Maddie Storr in 2019 and Rachel Shipman in 2017.

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ONU players named to men's and women's all-OAC squads

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 11, 2021

Ohio Northern senior Sydney Ward (Columbus/Upper Arlington) and sophomore Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in women's basketball for 2020-21 in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.

Ward was named Second Team All-OAC and Serbin was an Honorable Mention All-Conference selection.

Ward led the Polar Bears in scoring (7.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.3 rpg) this season.

A four-year regular in toe rotation, Ward scored 393 points in 80 career games.

Serbin was second on the team in scoring this season at 7.4 ppg and led the team in assists with 31 and steals with 25.

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BVHS COVID-19 vaccine update

On Facebook Live Thursday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 11, 2021

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will be hosting a Facebook Live entitled “BVHS COVID-19 Vaccine Update,” on Thursday, March 11 beginning at Noon.

BVHS President and CEO Myron Lewis and Dr. William Kose, vice president of special projects, will be joined by Findlay, Ohio Mayor, Christina Muryn for a discussion regarding the COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Additional topics will include future plans for vaccination efforts, the city’s response, the mobile health clinic, state directives and more.

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This sign gets results

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 10, 2021

It's on its way. Saturday, March 20, is the first day of spring. And, this message on a rural mail box at 1822 State Route 81, west of Ada, served as an encouraging cheerleader all winter for signs of warmer weather.

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Van Wert construction could mean more rail traffic through Ada

Ohio Rail Development Commission eyes $75,000 grant for new investment
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The Ohio Rail Development Commission, meeting on March 10, will act on a $75,000 grant to Trucent Renewable Chemicals, a company planning a new investment in Van Wert.

The company is located on the Chicago, Ft. Wayne and Eastern Railroad, passing through Ada, which may eventually increase rail traffic here.

The approximately $10 million facility will result in 21 new jobs in Van Wert.

Headquartered in Dexter, Michigan, Trucent is a fluid separation technology company operating in several industries from automotive and heavy equipment manufacturing to solar glass fabrication and aerospace.

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115th annual Interclass contest March 19

Essay entries in argument, poetry, short story and dramatic reading • will be livestreamed
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Ada High School will hold its 115th Interclass contest at 7 p.m., Friday, March 19.

Interclass has been an Ada tradition that is unique to the community. It started in 1907 when Superintendent C.H. Freedman proposed an academic competition between the 10th, 11th and 12th grades.  

Interclass celebrates the written and spoken word. Students compete in the areas of essay writing, poetry, short story, and dramatic reading. In each category, one winner has been chosen from each grade after an internal competition within the classes.

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