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Retirement open house for OSU Extension educator Mark Badertscher

Posted by Staff on Monday, June 24, 2024

Open House on June 27 RSVP from noon-4:30 p.m. RSVP at 419-674-2297.

Mark Badertscher, the Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator for OSU Extension in Hardin County, recently announced that he is retiring at the end of June. Badertscher spent over 11 years as the Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator and has another 26 years of experience teaching agriculture and serving as an FFA Advisor.

After a combined 37 years in public education, Mark wants to thank his colleagues and his community for their support. He also thanks them for supporting his events and projects over the years. Mark’s final day with OSU Extension is June 30. The University will be hiring another educator to fill the position.

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Brown Hall post card depicts a gathering for....?

Posted by Staff on Monday, June 24, 2024

In a recent Ada Ohio Historical Society group post of several images on Facebook, Fish Hall provided this intriguing post card of Brown Hall on the campus of Ohio Northern University.

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Ohio Northern statement on the closing of Hill Memorial

Posted by Staff on Monday, June 24, 2024

Hand colored postcard of the campus of Ohio Normal School, now ONU. Hill Memorial is at right, Dukes Building is at left.

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Lead donor would be needed to save, renovate 1879 structure

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Hill Memorial building, often used as the “face” of Ohio Northern University in promotional materials, has come to a critical moment in its existence. Built in 1879 and the survivor of two major fires, the building will be closed on the last day of July 2024.