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Ada police hiring

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 30, 2017

The Ada Police Department is accepting applications for the position of a 30-hour, part-time police officer. 

Those interested may send a resume to 115 W. Buckeye or pick up an application at the police department Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. 

The village is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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ONU students rate high in learning

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 30, 2017

ADA -- According to The College Student Report 2016, Ohio Northern University students continue to pursue high-impact learning opportunities at a higher rate than most college students. The report, produced by National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), details responses from more than 300,000 first-year and senior students attending 512 U.S. universities. The survey was conducted in spring 2016.

ONU continues to outpace similar universities while besting national averages by 20 points or more in several relevant areas.

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Very vocal Bulldog fans from 10 season ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 30, 2017

If you think Ada High School cheering sections are loud today, you should take a close look at this photo from the 2006-07 Ada High School yearbook.

Are you in this photo? Tell us at: [email protected]

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Virginia 45817

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 30, 2017

45817 is the zip code for Bluffton, Ohio, yet we discovered it on a Virginia license plate. It's a plate of Charles Hilty, former Bluffton resident who lives in Reston, Virginia.

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Red-hot Miller leads AE rally past Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, January 29, 2017

By Cort Reynolds

HARROD - Mustang senior Spencer Miller scored 26 of his 43 points in the second half to lead host Allen East to a second half comeback win over local rival Ada 72-65 in a Northwest Conference boys basketball shootout Friday night.

The Bulldogs fell to 3-12 and 0-5 in the NWC with the tough loss, while the Mustangs improved to 8-6 and 1-3 in the NWC with their first league victory.

Ada led 57-48 early in the fourth period when Miller led a game-changing 22-2 spurt. Mustang senior Caleb Smelcer reeled off eight points in a row to give AE its first lead since early in the game at 58-57 with 4:35 remaining.

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How do you plan 20,000 meals?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 29, 2017

ONU students packed 20,000 meals on Saturday.

Click here for more details.

It didn't just happen. It took planning, coordination and lots of volunteers to step forward.

The food packets go to the hungry: 1,000 meals to ReStore in Ada, 6,000 meals to the West Ohio Food Bank and the rest to the African nation of Lesotho.

Here's Kristina Flax (left) and with coordinator BrittanyToney, who put it all together.

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