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Ada Exempted Village Schools to host Meet the Candidate event

Posted by Staff on Friday, March 15, 2024

The search for a new school superintendent for the Ada Exempted Village School District is progressing as planned, according to board of education President Ron Fleming. 

The search process was organized in January, progressed through a 6-week  recruitment period, several community and staff focus group sessions, a first  round of interviews with eleven candidates, and has now moved to the next  stage, where the board has chosen three candidates as finalists.

Each of the finalists has been invited to attend a "meet the candidate" event from 5:30-7:30pm on Tuesday, March 19 in the Auditorium. Any staff, parents or other community members interested in meeting the finalists are invited to attend. The finalists are: John Massara, Julie Simmons and Andrew Sprang.

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Indian Lake area devastated by suspected tornado on March 14

Posted by Staff on Friday, March 15, 2024

UPDATED March 16

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Among tornado and severe thunderstorm activity in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky on Thursday, March 14, three deaths and devastating damage are reported from the Indian Lake area.

A joint statement with the Logan County EMA and Logan County Sheriff’s Office (3/15/2024 1909)

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Kewpee High School Invitational Art Exhibit opens March 22

Posted by Staff on Friday, March 15, 2024

LIMA__ArtSpace/Lima will host the 36th Annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational from March 22-April 12, 2024. 

Artwork is categorized in nine areas: Ceramics, Digital Media, Drawing, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. Artists from eighteen area high schools entered work to be exhibited. 

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If I Could Turn Back Time: Daylight Savings Time and health

Posted by Staff on Thursday, March 14, 2024

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

If I Could Turn Back Time was a 1989 song released by Cher. The video for the song was filmed on the USS Missouri naval battleship. As a performer, she has accomplished what no other female singer has done before. Cher has had a #1 hit in seven consecutive decades, with her first in 1965 with Sonny Bono.

Daylight Savings Time (DST) was first implemented in the United States with the Standard Time Act of 1918 to increase daylight to conserve energy during World War I.  This was instituted again with World War II.  After the war, local jurisdictions were able to choose whether to use DST or not until 1966.  In that year, The Uniform Time Act was passed for DST.  

There has been significant debate about DST at both the federal and state levels. Despite the debate, no real action has changed the current standard.  Does the impact on health change the debate?

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Our Garden of Gifts brings 40 vendors to Ada’s business district

Posted by Staff on Thursday, March 14, 2024

Additional photos below

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The mother-daughter team of Deb Curliss and Jennifer McDougall have created a new shopping opportunity in Ada called Our Garden of Gifts. McDougall is a local sewer who wanted to help support other small businesses. Curlis is the director of two nearby thrift shops, Beatitudes and Bee Home. When the retail space became available at 220 N. Main St., they jumped at the opportunity.

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ONU sports recap, March 1-11

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Find full articles at www.onusports.com

Women's Lacrosse wins 15-12 at Westminster
(March 1) NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Senior Elizabeth Graham (Dayton/Carroll) and sophomore Emma Hoersten (Hilliard/Davidson) each scored five goals to lead the Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team to a 15-12 victory at Westminster (Pa.) on Friday afternoon.

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