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Health Chek cash mob

The "Buy Ada First" committee invited the community to Health Chek on March 12. The event was the second cash mob project to encourage shopping locally. Watch the video.

Bluffton author reads from his eco-thriller "Arctic Rising" March 14

The Ohio Northern University Department of English presents  Bluffton author Tobias S. Buckell in the Wishing Well at the McIntosh Center on Thursday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. The Caribbean-born, New York Times best-selling author will read from his eco-thriller “Arctic Rising.”

The event is free and open to the public.

Buckell’s work has been translated into 16 different languages. He has published some 50 short stories in various magazines and anthologies and has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, Prometheus and Campbell awards.

Cash Mob downtown

It's the return of Ada's Cash Mob! Tuesday, from 3 to 5 p.m. stop at Health Chek, 117 S. Main St., Ada, and get 10 percent off on all purchases. The Cash Mob program is brought to you by the Buy Ada First committee. Click for more cash mob details.

Ada prom is 47 days away and counting

Here’s a conversation with three Ada High School juniors, Alexis Rhodes, Hannah Price and Bri Agner. 

What classes are you taking this semester?
Hannah: English, Algebra II, Art III, Anatomy, Government, Spanish III and Crafts.
Alexis: Crafts, Spanish IV, English, Algebra II, Anatomy, Government and Spanish II.
Bri: Varsity Singers, English, French IV, Algebra III, Government, Art III and Anatomy.

Update! New murals almost finished in Ada Public Library

It has been two more weeks since we originally posted this story of the ongoing mural project at The Ada Public Library.  It's all still progressing nicely and you'll find NEW photos at the bottom of this story.  The flying books are inspired by the book "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore." 

The Ada Public Library is adding bright and colorful new murals to its kids reading area, all courtesy of two generous and talented Ohio Northern University art professors.

Landmark Supreme Court case concerning gun control to be discussed at ONU

Richard Heller, the plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court decision that said the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess a gun, will discuss the landmark case, District of Columbia vs. Heller, in the Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law’s Large Moot Court room on Friday, March 15, at 12:15 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public.

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