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Citizen of the Year nominations sought

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

The Town and Gown Banquet, which celebrates the connection between Ada and Ohio Northern University, will be held Monday, Nov. 6 in the McIntosh Center. Highlights of the evening are the presentation of the Distinguished Citizen Award and the welcoming of newcomers to the community.

 Distinguished Citizen Award nominations may be submitted online at www.onu.edu/towngownor by downloading the form from that site and sending to Katie Fitzgerald, ONU office of Human Resources, 525 S. Main St., Ada, or [email protected]. The nomination deadline is Oct. 18.

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It was a 61-0 powderpuff blowout

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Monty Siekerman photos
Kate Newland (left) and Nikki Lehsten practice passing the football.

Meanwhile, below, if the girls play football, what do the guys do...become the cheerleaders, of course.

Here, Reece Evans (left) and Al Morgan lead the spectators in a cheer during Sunday night's Powder Puff football game at War Memorial Stadium.

It was the 9th and 10th grade girls pitted against the 11th and 12th grade girls in a game organized to raise funds for the Junior Class for prom. The upperclassmen won in a blowout: 61-0.

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ONU homecoming king is our own Cortland Everhart

Here's lots of homecoming parade photos - more on the way!
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 25, 2017

Cort Everhart, Ada High School grad, was crowned ONU Homecoming king Saturday at halftime of the football game. He is the son of Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart and his wife Tammy. Katie Kurtz of Toledo was named queen. Both are business majors.

By Monty Siekerman

A rousing and spirited ONU Homecoming parade travelled down Main Street on a warm Saturday morning.

The suggestion has been made that Ada change its name to Parade City. In the past 6 weeks, Main Street has seen Farmers and Merchants, Harvest and Herb, and ONU Homecoming parades. Upcoming are the Ada High School

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Meet the Icon dog of the week- Drake

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, September 25, 2017

Meet Drake. Drake is a 4 year old male pointer mix. He weighs 35 pounds. Can you give Drake his forever 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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Extension Rainfall Report for August

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, September 21, 2017

By Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension Educator

Hardin County - During the month of August, Extension volunteer rainfall reporters received an average of 1.39 inches of rain.  The most rain for this month, 3.40 inches, fell in Jackson Township as measured by Rick Weber.  The least rain reported during the month, 0.65 inches was reported in Marion Township by Mark Lowery.  During the same month last year, an average of 5.22 inches of rain fell.  The rainfall recorded in August over the past ten years averaged 4.03 inches. 

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Story Times return to Alger Library

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, September 21, 2017

Weekly Story Times for children age 3 to 6 will begin again at the Alger Library on Monday, Oct., 2 at 6:30 p.m. Story Times will continue through Dec. 11.

Story Times help provide pre-reading and early literacy skills with activities such as games, crafts, music and stories. For more information call the library at 419-757-7755.  Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 1-6 p.m. and Friday, 1-5 p.m.

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