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ONU Women's Golf opens with 1-stroke victory at Heidelberg Snowball's Chance

TIFFIN__ The Ohio Northern women's golf team opened its spring season on a snowy Sunday afternoon at the Heidelberg Snowball's Chance Invitational.

PHOTO Finding your polling place

Tuesday, March 19 is Election Day. The polls are open from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. There are two polling places for the Ada area: Ada North and South Precincts vote at Ada Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St. Liberty Township voters vote at the Center on Central, 111 Central Ave.

Governor declares State of Emergency in 11 Ohio counties

Activates Ohio National Guard

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a proclamation on March 17, declaring a state of emergency across 11 counties impacted by last week's severe weather. 

PHOTO Bingo with Officer Penny on March 19

From the Ada Public Library: Bingo night is back! Join us at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19 for a fun-filled evening with Officer Penny and see if luck is on your side. Play for prizes, all are welcome.

EF 3 Lakeview tornado among seven March 14 tornadoes in this region

A Public Information Statement from the National Weather Service in Wilmington OH on Fri Mar 15 provided the following tornado confirmations from Thursday, March 14:

Numerous long-track tornadoes have occurred, and our continued analysis will work to determine if some of these long swaths of damage are the result of a single tornado or multiple separate tornadoes.

Seven areas of tornadic damage have been identified within the NWS Wilmington OH coverage area. This count may change as we continue to assess the continuity of the damage.

* EF3 beginning in southern Auglaize County OH near Fryburg, continuing through the Lakeview area in northern Logan County OH. (An EF3 tornado has estimated wind speeds between 136 and 165 mph.)

Northern Poll gauges sentiments on Biden, Trump, Brown and others

The Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) at Ohio Northern University has released the March Northern Poll, a web-based poll of 1,241 likely Ohio voters conducted from 03/06/24 through 03/11/24. The poll has a margin of error +/- 3.3% and was done under the leadership of Dr. Robert Alexander, Ph.D., professor of political science and ICAPP director; and Dr. John Curiel, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, in partnership with SurveyUSA.

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