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Ada will “Kick Off Summer” with June 1-2 celebration

Posted by Staff on Friday, May 3, 2024

In addition to the PPK USA sanctioned Punt, Pass, & Kick competition at Ohio Northern University on Sunday, June 2, local businesses will be turning the entire weekend a "Kick Off Summer" celebration.

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is prmoting a weekend "filled with many fun activities for kids on Saturday and Sunday. We are encouraging our downtown businesses to have free kids activities available Saturday. We will be making a list of all events going on in town this weekend."

Visit the AACC Facebook page for ongoing announcements.

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Mental health first aid class offered in Kenton

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 2, 2024

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital is partnering with Prevention Awareness Support Services (PASS) to host a Mental Health First Aid class:

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Bulldog tennis felled by Fostoria

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 2, 2024

By Cort Reynolds

FOSTORIA __ The Ada High School boys tennis team lost 4-1 at Fostoria on a breezy Wednesday evening, May 1.

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Village of Ada helps grow interest in the urban forest

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 2, 2024

Ada earns continued Tree City USA designation

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Last week the Village of Ada Tree Commission sent third graders home with three-year-old river birch seedlings. The bagged, slime covered infant trees will grow fairly rapidly and have the potential to become 40+ foot trees with papery bark and yellow fall color.

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Make way for brewery development

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, May 2, 2024

Recent demoliton work on E. Buckeye in Ada has created a partial blank canvas for the creation of the Old Route 69 Brewery which plans to provide "craft beer, food and family-inclusive entertainment." The project now entails use of the Armory and the former Cole Motor Sales location.

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Made of Metal: Magnesium

Posted by Staff on Thursday, May 2, 2024

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team

Magnesium is a shiny gray earth metal with the atomic number of 12. It is the eleventh most abundant element found in the body. Magnesium is essential for the proper function of cells and over 300 enzyme systems.

Magnesium is an intracellular cation, meaning large quantities are found in tissue, cells, and organs rather than in the blood. This makes sense because cells need magnesium to function properly. 

Magnesium is extremely important for the heart including a normal rhythm and regulating blood pressure. It is an essential ingredient for the production of energy for the body. The regulation of nerve function, blood sugar control and muscle contractions are dependent on magnesium.  Magnesium contributes to bone development and maintenance.

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