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Next Ada blood drive April 13

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 4, 2012

An American Red Cross blood drive is in Ada, Friday, April 13. The drive is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the McIntosh Center at Ohio Northern University.

How to Donate Blood
To schedule an appointment to donate please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information.

Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in Indiana and Ohio), meet weight and height requirements (110 pounds or more, depending on their height) and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

Bring your Red Cross blood donor card or other form of positive ID when you come to donate.

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ONU’s American Marketing Association places first in national competition

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 4, 2012

 

Ohio Northern University’s American Marketing Association (AMA) took top honors in a Strategic Allocation of Business Resources (SABRE) market simulation competition at the AMA International Collegiate Conference New Orleans on Thursday, March 22. ONU was one of 35 universities that participated in the eight-hour competition, including Ferris State University and Johns Hopkins University, which placed second and third, respectively.

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Ohio county health rankings compare Hardin to other 87 counties

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 4, 2012

How does Hardin County compared to the other 87 Ohio counties measure up on access to healthy foods, obesity rates, teen births, education, and single parent families, and how are these factors linked to health?

The third County Health Rankings just released allow residents look at how healthy Hardin County is, see what factors affect their health, and compare Hardin County to others in Ohio.

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Ohio high school principals vote on new competitive balance proposal for sports teams

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Board of Directors held a special meeting on Friday, March 23, and approved five additional items to place before the membership during the annual referendum voting process that will be held between May 1 and 15.

Among the items that will be voted upon by member school principals is a slightly revised Competitive Balance Proposal that, if adopted, would place schools into their respective tournament divisions in team sports based on a sport-by-sport athletic count.

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Dismantling history

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 3, 2012

There's a big "Cat" behind that wall, and it dismantling Ada history. Demolition of the First United Methodist Church continues this week. Watch the video at the bottom right side of the home page.

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News flash: March was 15.3 degrees warmer than normal

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 3, 2012

News flash: March was warmer than normal - by 15. 3 degrees. Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, reports the following stats for the month.

March 2012 precipitation 2.25 inches
March 2012 snow .05 inches
Normal average March precipitation 2.71 inches
March 2012 average temperature 52.8
Normal average March temperature 37.5
High temperature was 86 on March 21
Low temperature was 21 on March 10
Precipitation was recorded on 10 days in March

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