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Drug Take Back Day April 28

Drug Take Back Day will be held on Saturday, April 28, in Ada and three other locations in Hardin County. People with expired and unused prescriptions and over-the-counter medications and supplements may drop them off between 9-11 a.m. In the parking lot between Rite Aid and COSI on South Main. Medicated lotions and sunscreens will be accepted, too. (No syringes)

 

The items will be disposed of in a safe, legal, and environmentally conscious manner.

 

ONU engineering students become innovators

By completing training to join the University Innovation Fellows program

Four Ohio Northern students have completed training to join the University Innovation Fellows program, which is run by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.

The students, who are enrolled in ONU’s Smull College of Engineering, are Connor Hull of Algonquin, Ill.; Matthew Schweinefuss of Liberty Township, Ohio; Georgia Snelling of Findlay; and Matt Walker of Hilliard.

The program encourages student leaders to increase campus engagement with innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity and design thinking.

Students who are selected for this program are sponsored by faculty and administrators and selected through an application process twice annually.

United Way gives tribute

The United Way of Hardin County paid tribute to four supporters of the local organization. They are (from left) Jay Bostelman and Eric Rudasill of Precision Strip, Randy Rogers and Beryl Rogers-Dudek of Rogers Nationwide Insurance, and Chris Burns-DiBiasio, Dr. Daniel DiBiasio and Matthew Phillips of the Ohio Northern University. (Photo by Dan Robinson, Kenton Times)

Another Bulldog soon to be a Polar Bear

Everhart, the hometown kid with a golden foot, chooses ONU

By Grant Pepper
Bob Olwin laughed.

Those who know Olwin know that this is rare, especially in a football context. But the former Ada head coach, who just announced his retirement last week, was asked a question.

“Did Aaron Everhart ever get tired?”

Chuckles came in thick and heavy through the phone, and the response was delayed: “Sometimes.”

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center on 100 Top Hospital list

Mercy Health announces that the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals annual awards program has named St. Rita’s Medical Center as among the highest performing hospitals in the nation.

In addition to being listed among the top large community hospitals, St. Rita’s was also named as an Everest Award winner, which is an honor given to hospitals that have achieved both the highest current performance and the fastest long-term improvement over five years.

Openings remain at Ada pool

Deadline for applications extended

The Village of Ada has extended its deadline for accepting applications openings at the Ada pool this summer.

Positions to be filled include:
• Manager and Assistant Manager  – deadline extended to Monday, March 26
• Lifeguard and Cashier applications due by Monday, April 2

CLICK HERE FOR AN APPLICATION

The pool will open May 26 and close Aug. 11. Applications may be sent to:
Village of Ada
Attn: Human Resources
PO Box 292
Ada, OH 45810

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