Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 24, 2017
Daniel Walker (left), president of Kokosing Industrial in Westerville, and Charles Leader, founder of Leader Fabricating in Napoleon, are this year's recipients of distinguished alumni awards from the engineering college. Kokosing is one of the largest contractors in the Midwest with annual sales of $1 billion. Walker is vice chair of the ONU board of trustees. Leader, who grew up on a farm in McComb, holds several patents. His company designs solutions and machines for companies across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 24, 2017
By David H. Devier
This is the second installment of revealing the history of Ada and ONU through the artifacts that have been passed down family member to family member and estate to collector.
As was revealed in the earlier piece, these collectables may seem so strange to us today but there was a time when a memento of one’s connection to place and/or alma mater was as normal as taking a selfie with the Ada Village sign today.
The artifacts presented in this offering are three china cups of different shapes and sizes, all with the ONU Administration Building and a china plate with the afore mentioned building and four others.
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, February 24, 2017
The Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team is set to compete at the OAC championships at Baldwin Wallace University on Friday and Saturday. The meet will feature all 10 teams in the conference.
The Polar Bears have finished in the top-3 at the championships for the last three seasons.
Northern is coming off of a strong weekend as it competed at both the Ohio State Buckeye Tune Up and the Mount Union Tune Up
20 traffic stops conducted, 2 taken into custody, stolen property seized
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 23, 2017
During the detail, 20 traffic stops were conducted, numerous citations issued, two subjects were taken into custody, suspected drugs were seized, one firearm was seized and stolen property was recovered.
The following is from the Hardin County Sheriff's Facebook.
On Feb. 22, The Hardin County Crime Task Force, assisted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Hardin County Sheriff's Office, Kenton and Forest Police Departments, as well as K-9 units from Hardin County Sheriff's Office, Ada and McComb Police Departments, conducted a crime interdiction detail, focusing on areas in Hardin County that are known for recent criminal activity.