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Icon dog of the week - Cindy

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Meet Cindy. Cindy is a 3 year old bluetick hound mix. She weighs 42 pounds. Cindy is available February 28. Can you give Cindy her forvever home?

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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Reading goes to the dogs

Ada Kindergarteners read to puppies on Monday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 26, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
Kindergarten children at Ada Elementary read to puppies on Monday afternoon.

Several dogs travel from the campus to the Ada Schools each week to be read to by the children in Mrs. Megan Kosier’s class.

For several years, an ONU group known as Polar Paws trains puppies to be service dogs. The canines accompany the college students to classes, live in residence halls, go to the dining hall, attend events...even listen to kindergartner youngsters read to them.

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March Going Green Menus

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, February 26, 2018

Your March 2018 Going Green Menus are available at the link below:

http://email.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/c/eJx9T0FuxCAMfE1yK7IhgHPIod0...

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Bluffton University names Dr. Jane Wood as its next president

Will succeed Dr. James Harder on July 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 24, 2018

For just the 10th time in its 119-year history, Bluffton University’s Board of Trustees has named a new president, announcing that Dr. Jane Wood has accepted the call to serve as Bluffton’s next president beginning July 1, 2018.

“Dr. Wood has demonstrated success in achieving enrollment growth at several institutions by leading academic program innovation, strategic planning, alignment and visioning processes that moved those institutions forward, along with proven success in building relationships for public and private partnerships to broaden the school’s reach,” said Kent Yoder, chairperson of the Bluffton University Board of Trustees.

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Child Development Center receives highest rating

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 23, 2018

The Child Development Center at ONU recently earned a 5-star rating, the highest possible score, from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Ohio Department of Education.

The department recognizes early learning and development programs for 3-5 year olds that meet quality standards rising beyond health and safety licensing requirements.

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Here are some of the things we do

Superintendent talks about safety at Ada Schools
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, February 22, 2018

What are Ada Schools doing to keep all of those safe at the school? In light of the recent deadly shooting at a school in Florida, Ada Schools Superintendent Meri Skilliter recently posted a message on Facebook that describes efforts that have been undertaken in the past and more recently. She wrote:

“This is a bulleted list of things I came up with yesterday.  I have to believe there are other things I didn’t think of.  I also think that our administrators, teachers, counselors and our other staff really work to get to know students and know which students need extra love and attention, etc.  

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