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Bulldogs compete at Bluffton track and field tri-meet

Posted by Staff on Friday, April 14, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON--The Bluffton High School track and field team hosted a triangular meet with Ada and Riverdale Tuesday, April 11.

Ada sophomore Logan Jolliff won the 100 and 200-meter races to pace the sprinters.

Bluffton freshman Aubrey Burkholder swept the girls 100 and 300-meter hurdle events. 

Ada freshman Jordyn Smith also took first in the 400 meter run.

Bulldog sophomore Trevor McGue won the long jump, while Ada junior Mariah King captured the girls high jump. 

Top finishers: 

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Annual Lions mulch sales have topped $100,000 in scholarship support

Posted by Staff on Friday, April 14, 2023

The Ada Lions Club will begin its Annual Mulch Sale on Saturday, April 29. Please call 419-634-5626 to place a delivery order. You do not need to call for a pickup order.

Prices for 2023 are $40 per scoop for Brown or Black Velvet Mulch, $20 delivery to an Ada Address, and $30 delivery to surrounding areas.

Proceeds go to the Ada High School scholarship program. The Lions note, "We would like to thank everyone in advance for supporting this very worthy cause." In 2022 the Lions scholarship award marked over $100,000 given since 2000.

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Aaron Spar selected as a Jefferson Award "unsung hero"

Posted by Staff on Friday, April 14, 2023

By Paula Scott

For a recipient of a regional 2023 Jefferson Award and someone who earned Eagle Scout rank in spring 2022, Ada resident Aaron Spar is pretty matter of fact about his accomplishments. But as a scout with Down Syndrome, he is an exceptional individual in an elite group and has been spotlighted across area media.

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Scouting for alfalfa weevils

Posted by Staff on Friday, April 14, 2023

By OSU Extension-Ag Crops Team
Edited by Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension-Hardin County.

HARDIN COUNTY–Even though some parts of Ohio have had a slow, cold spring, it’s still time to start thinking about alfalfa weevil scouting. Overwintered adults begin laying eggs when temperatures exceed 48°F. Peak larval activity and feeding damage occur between 325 and 575 heat units (based on accumulation of heat units from January 1 with a base of 48°F).

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The Final Countdown

Posted by Staff on Thursday, April 13, 2023

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

"The Final Countdown" is a song released by the group Europe on February 14, 1986. The song performed by the Swedish rock band reached number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song is often played at sporting events to rally the crowds.

On January 30, 2023, President Biden announced the administration’s intent to end both the national emergency and the public health emergency for COVID-19. These emergency declarations have to be renewed every 90 days and are set to expire on May 11, 2023. Experts have some significant concerns about the changes the final countdown will bring to medical services.

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Bulldog softball: McClain pitching, hitting propels team past Kalida

Posted by Staff on Thursday, April 13, 2023

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Ada High School softball team fashioned a huge fifth inning explosion to run-rule Kalida 14-2 in a non-conference game on a warm Wednesday evening, April 12.

The Bulldogs led 3-0 after two innings. They tacked on two runs in the top of the fourth to go up 5-0, but scrappy Kalida matched that with two scores in the home half of the fourth.

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