The current U.S. administration’s emphasis on coal could mean jobs and industries coming soon to the Ada-Bluffton area, although not all residents are excited about it.
One of northwestern Ohio’s untouched economic payloads is an enormous vein of Anthracite coal stretching from Sidney to Bowling Green. The coal lies beneath the pumped out natural gas and oil fields, which boomed here in the 1890s.
According to the U.S. Survey of Geology, the coal is about 200 feet under the soil. The northwestern Ohio vein was never mined because of the expense involved and because it was under oil and gas fields.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces will hear oral arguments at Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5 at the law college. This is the court’s first time holding session at an Ohio law school.
The case will be held before a five-judge panel consisting of Judges Charles E. Erdmann, Scott W. Stucky, Margaret A. Ryan, Kevin A. Ohlson and John E. Sparks Jr.
This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited to the first 200 attendees. Seating will be first come, first served.
The play has ended. Its star, a beautiful actress named Vivian, graces the stage for her final bow. An adoring audience erupts in raucous applause at the sight of her. Suddenly, she jolts forward and stumbles to her knees. There is a gasp from the crowd as she falls lifelessly to the stage. The evening has come to an awful and abrupt halt. But the challenge has just begun.
This was the scene that played out before a number of Ohio Northern University students participating in “The Final Bow,” an interactive escape-room activity presented by ONU’s Theta Alpha Phi chapter on campus.
An internationally recognized expert on human rights, Juan E. Mendez, spoke at ONU on Friday. Here, he meets with Prof. Nusta Carranza Ko of the history, politics and justice department prior to his presentation. Mendez discussed torture in the world today.
Gilbert and Sullivan's whimsical operetta "Pirates of Penzance" will be presented at The Freed Center at 7:30 p.m. from April 6 through 9 and at 2:30 p.m. on April 8 and 9. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for faculty and staff, $10 for seniors, and $5 for students and children. The box office phone number is 419-772-1900.
Five Ada High School groups compete in Saturday and Sunday's Ohio Indoor Performance Association color guard state championships held at Wapakoneta High School.
In recent years Ada groups have performed very well, earning several state titles. To review Ada’s scores in the 2016-17 competitions click here.
