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High wire act

High above State Route 81 a Century Link crew works, day after day. Their work is connected with the construction project of Ada's Vancrest. This black and white photo view offers an emphasis to the many wire involved in the work.

Village looking for solutions to those fire blighted trees on Main

What to do about the beautiful, white-blooming pear trees along Main Street downtown?

This issue was discussed at a public meeting Tuesday evening at the United Methodist Church. About 30 people attended, Including city officials and members of the tree commission as well as business property owners and store managers.

Some of the pear trees are in decline due to fire blight. Discussion centered around replacement tree varieties, whether to plant all the same variety or several kinds, and whether to replant all the trees (there are 68 of them) at the same time or replant them over several years.

Various opinions were voiced; no consensus was reached.

Trivia Night in Ada

Support the FRIENDS of the Ada Public Library (think the Library's Booster Club!) this weekend:

What: TRIVIA NIGHT

When: Saturday, April 18th, 7-8:30p.m.

Where: Ada Community Health Professionals Bldg., 1200 S. Main St., Ada

Cost: $5/person, with 50/50 raffle tickets available

Details: Prizes each round, teams or individuals welcome!

Come support this great effort and have fun too!

Restore Community Center dance April 22

The Restore Community Center, 210 N. Main St., will hold a senior dance from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 22. All are invited to attend.

Notre Dame wins this one

It was robot football at ONU this past weekend. Notre Dame scored the first two touchdowns. Early on the score was 12-0. The downhearted crowd soon was joyous as ONU closed the gap by scoring 10 straight points, including a 99-yard-run that brought the crowd to its feet. The final score was  ND 26, ONU 21. More photos inside. (Monty Siekerman photo)

ONU ranked third in the state for ‘best value colleges in the state of Ohio’ by SmartAsset

Ohio Northern University was ranked in the top 10 as one of the “best value colleges in the state of Ohio” in a study conducted by SmartAsset, a financial date and technology company.

According to the study, ONU placed third among all schools in Ohio, finishing with a “College Education Value Index” of 71.4. Ohio State University was first overall with an index of 74.60, and Case Western was second with a value index of 72.34.

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