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Agatha Christie classic performed by the Ada HS players
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 5, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
Who is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare?

Answer: Agatha Christie, whose most popular murder mystery will be presented by Ada High School players on April 20-22.

“And Then There Were None” will be staged in the school auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday that weekend. Tickets, available at the high school office, are only $5.

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If I'm lucky

A petunia I buy from Amherst might be from a seedling planted by the SBA administrator
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 5, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
What’s it like when the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture comes to visit a greenhouse south of Alger?

A half hour before the arrival of Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue his communications and security people enter the sprawling 4-acre greenhouse.

Soon, Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart and a state trooper join the crowd.

Secretary Perdue’s big RV pulls up to the door...on time, which is unusual for a high-ranking member of government. Although the Secretary has several other stops in Ohio before the day ends, he has scheduled plenty of time to talk with the owners and learn about modern greenhouse growing.

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Mable M Hathaway, 1925 - 2018

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, April 5, 2018

Mable M. Hathaway, age 92, died on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 11:38 a.m. at Blanchard Valley Health System.

          She was born on August 29, 1925 in Hardin County, Ohio to the late Eugene Martin and Mozelle (Bullock) Thompson.  On December 12, 1942 Mable married Russell Hathaway who preceded her in death on December 25, 2011.

          Mable retired from the Ada Schools where she worked for 24 years in the cafeteria.  She was a member of the Ada First United Methodist Church.  She was an active member of the Ada Fireman Auxiliary for 20 years.  After retirement Mable and her husband spent winters in Webster, Florida.

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Duke prof to discuss morality in government

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, April 5, 2018

Legal scholar Neil S. Siegel will discuss “Law is not enough” during a talk at noon on Friday, April 13 at the ONU law school. Siegel is professor of law and professor of political science at Duke Law School. The talk is free and open to the public.

 

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Cleta Mae Stevens, 1925 - 2018

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, April 5, 2018

Cleta Mae Stevens, age 93, died on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 9:05 a.m. at Golden Living in LaPorte, IN.

          She was born on March 19, 1925 in Lynch, KY to the late Hezekiah and Phoebe (Keith) Oney.  Cleta married Elmer Stevens who preceded her in death.

          Cleta was a homemaker. 

          She is survived by three sons: Harold (Maureen) Stevens of South Bend, IN, Bill (Deb) Stevens of Michigan City, IN and Eugene Stevens of Lima; two daughters: Brenda (Michael) Conley of Van Wert and Barbara (Bill) Hoffman of TX;  several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren;  and a sister, Helen Bowman of AZ.

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Ohio requiring prescription drug transparency for consumers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 5, 2018

Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment issued a bulletin requiring heightened protections for Ohio consumers related to prescription drug prices.  

As consumers face rising health care costs, the bulletin provides Ohioans with better information that could help them save money on prescription drugs.  

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