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Junior Andrew Cochran (Wooster) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of Week for the week of March 29-April 4.

Cochran won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and won 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.

This marks the second time this season and the third time in his career that Cochran has received the honor.

He was named Player of the week on March 29, 2021 and March 9, 2020.

Track and field
The Ohio Northern outdoor track and field team won five events and finished second out of five teams at the Polar Bear Spring Invitational on a Sunny and breezy Saturday afternoon at Kerscher Stadium.

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Junior Andrew Cochran (Wooster) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of Week for the week of March 29-April 4.

Cochran won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and won 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.

This marks the second time this season and the third time in his career that Cochran has received the honor.

He was named Player of the week on March 29, 2021 and March 9, 2020.

Track and field
The Ohio Northern outdoor track and field team won five events and finished second out of five teams at the Polar Bear Spring Invitational on a Sunny and breezy Saturday afternoon at Kerscher Stadium.

On Tuesday's Ada council agenda

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Jami Hall, Ada village administrator, will share a proposed 2021 swimming pool operations sheet with Ada council members on Tuesday.

He will ask council for a motion to approve the sheet. If approved, the pool will open Saturday, May 29, and will continue operating until the final day of Saturday, Aug. 14.

“The planned operations for the 2021 pool season reflect normal past years of operation before the 2020 season, in which covid restricted many of the pool activities,” Hall wrote in a memo in council’s packet.

His memo continued: “Pool management will follow and enforce all covid related guidelines that are current during the pool season.

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The Easter Bunny stopped by Vancrest over the weekend, proving that there's no age limit to beliving in the fluffy white rabbit. This is among a dozen photos from Vancrest's Facebook showing the Bunny. Click here for the entire Easter Bunny-Vancrest residents' gallery.

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Several area students were named to the Bluffton University undergraduate fall dean's list. Students on the list have a 3.6 grade point average or higher. Area students are:
Ada
Seth Evans
Audrey Hazelton
Taylor Ramey

Harrod
Ashley Cheney

Alger
Ally Richardson
Katelyn Richardson

First in-person meeting since January 2020

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Following a year of no meetings, Ada’s Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) will hold an in-person meeting at noon, Wednesday, April 21, according to Eileen Peterman, secretary.

The meeting takes place in the Ada railroad depot.

This is the first CIC meeting since Jan. 15, 2020. The agenda includes election of 2021 officers, reports from committee chair, a review of the organization’s finances plus adoption of a 2021 budget.

Current officers are Jami Hall, president, Brandt Miller, vice-president, and Eileen Peterman, secretary and treasurer.

The CIC’s sub-committees include industrial, water resource plan, community and commercial.

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