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Gospel Ensemble to celebrate 30 years with special concert

The ONU  Gospel Ensemble has proved that diversity and inclusion are themes that stand the test of time. The singing group, which was founded in fall 1987, will perform its 30-year anniversary concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 2 in the McIntosh Center ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.

"The concert is intended to be a celebration of the values that make the Gospel Ensemble such a special group,” said Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw, Ph.D., the group’s founder and leader as well as vice president for student affairs at ONU.

Work to impact I-75 traffic around Findlay begins this week

Will reconstruct and widen five miles

Ohio Department of Transportation released the following details of Interstate 75 construction around Findlay. The following impacts to traffic related to the reconstruction and widening of Interstate 75 through Findlay and Hancock County are scheduled to occur in the coming weeks:
 
Interstate 75 Findlay

 
Interstate 75 both northbound and southbound from the area of the Blanchard River near Findlay High School to county Road 99 will be restricted to one lane at times through the work zone during nighttime hours only beginning late in the week of March 20 or early the week of March 27.

2 gain All-America honors in women's basketball

Britt Lauck first team, Amy Bullimore HM

Senior Britt Lauck (Lima Shawnee) and junior Amy Bullimore (Little Miami) were named All-America in women's basketball for 2016-17 by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

Lauck was a First Team WBCA All-American and Bullimore was named to the Honorable Mention All-America team.

D3hoops.com also named Lauck Second Team All-America.

Lauck and Bullimore led the Polar Bears in scoring this season, averaging 14.1 ppg each.

Lauck was also named First Team All-Great Lakes Region and was the Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Year from her point guard position.

Decisions, decisions

"Let's see, do I want to snack or do I want to color," these youngsters may be thinking. Noah Leonard 5, (left) and John Spiese, 4, enjoy the St Patrick's Day party at the Ada Public Library on Friday afternoon. (Monty Siekerman photo)

ONU near top in OAC poll

ONU men's and women's outdoor track and field teams were selected to finish second in the OAC coaches preseason poll, voted on by the leagues 10 head coaches. Mount Union was picked to win by the coaches in both polls.

Judy Ann Snyder 1946-2017

Judy Ann Snyder, age 70, died on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 10:50am at her residence in Lima, Ohio.

She was born September 2, 1946 in Harrod, Ohio to Bernard and Ida (Johns) Sherard who preceded her in death.

Judy retired after 43 years from Wilson Sporting Goods, Ada where she worked as a lacer.

She is survived by a daughter: Debbie (Ray) Williams Smith of Lima, Ohio; four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; three brothers: Dick (Linda) Sherard of Lima, Charles (Debbie) Sherard of Russells Point and John (Debbie) Sherard of Independence, KY and a sister: Mary Sherard of Lima, Ohio.

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