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Meet the Icon dog of the week- Drake

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, September 25, 2017

Meet Drake. Drake is a 4 year old male pointer mix. He weighs 35 pounds. Can you give Drake his forever home?

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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No. 22 Volleyball sweeps Mt. St. Joseph

Defeats Hanover (Ind.) on day one of OAC/HCAC Challenge
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 24, 2017

By Caleb Scott

BEREA — The No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team opened the OAC/HCAC Challenge on Friday afternoon, sweeping Mt. St. Joseph and defeating Hanover (Ind.) at the Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears improve to 12-3 overall, while the Lions drop to 9-4, and the Panthers fall to 11-4.

Sophomore McKenna Jordan (Toledo/St. Ursula) led the way offensively in the first contest with a game-high 12 kills, while senior Haley Potters (Wheelersburg/South Webster) chipped in 10 kills and sophomore Chelsea Huppert (Bremen, Ind.) added eight kills. 

The trio of Polar Bears all hit .480 or better during the match.

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ONU men's soccer wins third straight in overtime thriller

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 24, 2017

By Caleb Scott

ADA -- The Ohio Northern men's soccer team gutted out a thrilling 2-1 victory in double overtime against Rose-Hulman (Ind.) on Saturday evening at Kerscher Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 6-2-1 with the victory, while the Fighting Engineers fall to 4-3-1.

Seniors Mac Tompkins (Fairview, Pa.) and J.J. Fortner (Maumee/Anthony Wayne) each scored to lead Northern offensively.

Fortner and senior Cory Lains (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community) each added assists for ONU.

Northern would put pressure on Rose-Hulman during the first half, outshooting the Engineers 8-3.

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Bug me!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 24, 2017

Students at the ONU Child Development Center noticed that this is a month with lots of bugs outside. So, the students took some time to study bugs. Here are some of the photos showing their research. CHECK OUT MORE PHOTOS HERE.

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Tread lightly

ONU swimmers assisting in Guiness recording-setting water treading
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, September 24, 2017

By Tim Glon
The Ohio Northern men's and women's swimming and diving teams will join teams from across the country in an attempt to break the Guiness Book of World Records mark for the most people treading water at the same time.

The Polar Bears will participate in the event on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 5 pm at the ONU Sports Center.

The goal of this World Record attempt is to raise awareness of the global drowning pandemic and to raise donations for the International Water Safety Foundation.

For more information on the attempt and how to donate, click on the link above.

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Interested in Ada and ONU history?

Monday evening meeting at the library will focus on that subject
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 24, 2017

Call goes out to form a local historical group

Interested in local history and putting that interest to use in community service?

By Monty Siekerman
Rhett Grant, the new Ada Public Library director, has been seeking out people in Ada who have an interest in Ada/ONU history to form what might be called the Ada Historical Society.

The public is invited to an initial meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday at the library to discuss what projects to undertake, when and where to meet, what historical resources are available and where they are located, etc.

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