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9 to 5, The Musical, takes Freed Center stage

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The Freed Center for Performing Arts at Ohio Northern University continues its 2023-24 Season with 9 to 5, The Musical on April 20, 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 21 and 27 at 2 p.m. in the Freed Center's Biggs Theatre.

The musical is based on the 20th Century Fox film with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick and is made possible with underwriting by The Middlefield Banking Company.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.FreedCenter.com, by phone at 419-772-1900 or in person at the Freed Center Box Office, Monday through Friday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Adult tickets are $20 with discounts for ONU employees ($15), senior citizens ($10), and $5 tickets for ONU students, non-ONU students and children. 

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USDA reports Hardin Co. crop yields for 2023

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 24, 2024

By Mark Badertscher

Crop yields from the 2023 growing season have been released from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although these crop production numbers are based on estimates, they are used for crop insurance and government reporting purposes.

According to a published report, 87,900 acres of corn were planted with 83,600 acres harvested in the county in 2023. The county average yield was 188.8 bushels per acre, compared to 191.6 bushels per acre in 2022. There was a total of 15,784,000 bushels of corn produced during 2023 in Hardin County. 

Area county corn yields for the same year were:

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Larry E. Hattery was active in Alger government and safety services

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

On April 21, 2024, Larry E. Hattery passed away at Lima Memorial Hospital with his wife by his side.

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Randy Edward Jones was a cable contractor

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Randy Edward Jones, age 68, of Elida, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. 

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When we remember despite dementia

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Columnist Bill Herr taught high school mathematics and science for 32 years before serving as a volunteer and then as a staff chaplain at two nursing homes.  

By Bill Herr

When a person develops dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), some of the wiring in the brain gets out of alignment.  The result is difficulty verbalizing, having memory issues and possibly posing behavioral changes.  It is believed that everything we ever learned or experienced in our lives is recorded somewhere in our brain.  

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Bulldog tennis loss at Bluffton

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, April 23, 2024

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__ The Ada High School boys tennis team lost 5-0 at Bluffton on Monday, April 22.

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