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Juniors Rushton, Royal, Horstman named All-OAC in men's basketball for 2012-13

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Thursday, February 21, 2013

By Tim Glon

Three Ohio Northern juniors, Branden Rushton, Dominique Royal and Jared Horstman, were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in men's basketball for 2012-13 in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.

Rushton was named to the Second Team, while Royal and Horstman were Honorable Mention All-OAC honorees.

Rushton is making his third consecutive appearance on the All-OAC squad after earning Honorable Mention All-OAC kudos in both his freshman and sophomore seasons.

The 6-2 guard led the team in scoring for the second consecutive season in 2012-13, averaging 15.1 ppg.

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Women's indoor track & field ranked No. 21 in USTFCCCA computer rankings

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern women's indoor track & field team fell to No. 21 in the fifth weekly USTFCCCA computer rankings.

ONU was ranked No. 18 in last week's poll.

The Polar Bears received 39.45 points in this weeks rankings.

Wisconsin-Oshkosh remained atop the rankings with 162.12 points, Wartburg (Iowa) is second with 149.97 points and Illinois College is  third with 79.12 points.

Northern has a record of 36-7 on the season and finished 1st of 15 teams at the Capital Classic on Saturday.

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Ada Community Improvement Corp. gearing up for busy 2013

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Ada’s Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) is busy this winter. The group met in the Ada depot on Feb. 20 and reviewed several village projects on the 2013 calendar.

Prior to February’s meeting, the CIC in January elected trustees and officers. The 2013 officers elected are Jim Meyer, president; Bryan Marshall, vice president; Angela Polachek, secretary; and Crystal Huffer, treasurer. These are the same officers as in 2012.

Trustees elected for the term Jan. 1, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2014:
• Beth Fenton
• Richard Lawrence
• Norman Rex
• Angela Polachek
• Donald Traxler
• Harry “Jimmy” Wilson

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Meeting in the depot

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Dave Retterer, Ada mayor, talks during the Feb. 20 Ada Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) meeting in the Ada depot. A report of CIC action is in a story on the homepage.

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Ada area residents share experiences of Obama inaugural

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Shelli Jackson, Spencer Williams and Don Traxler shared their experiences when they attended the Inaugural Ceremonies of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, D. C. on Jan. 21, with those attending the February meeting of the Hardin County Democrats Central and Executive Committee meeting at the Kenton Moose Lodge .

Shelli (Liberty Township) was among the 56,000-plus people who applied on-line to become a volunteer for the Presidential Inaugural Committee.  She was one of the 1,500 volunteers who was selected. 

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Like chili soup? Then you'll love Richland Manor's Feb. 21 cookoff

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Like chili soup? Then, you'll love Richland Manor's Thursday, Feb. 21, chili cookoff. The event, hosted by Richland Manor, 7400 Swaney Road, Bluffton, startts at 6:30 p.m.

According to Sarah Foster, administrator, admission is free and there is a voluntary donation to assist the Cairo Food Bank.

A board of judges will choose the winning chili recipie and will award three top prizes:

First place - $100 Visa gift card
Second place - $75 Visa gift card
Third place - $50 Visa gift card

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