This report from AEP meterologists: A winter storm will bring snow to northwestern Ohio this afternoon through Wednesday, but major impacts now look unlikely. AEP meteorologists are now confident that the high-impact heavy snow and wind will not reach northwestern Ohio.
AEP says rain today will change to wet snow late tonight with 1 to 4 inches snow accumulations.
Winds will also become gusty Wednesday. Expect 4 to 7 inches of wet snow accumulations from South Bend and Fort Wayne through Muncie and Lima.
Senior's Alison Steinbrunner and Lydia Weaver were named 2012 Division III Women's Cross Country All-Academic honorees by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
To be eligible for this honor, a runner must have a GPA of at least 3.30 in the most recent semester and finish in the top 35 of the NCAA Regional Championships.
In addition, both the Ohio Northern men's and women's cross country teams were named as an All-Academic team.
A team must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.10 to be eligible for the award.
February came and went and the days continue to get longer and longer in promise of spring. According to Guy Verhoff, local weather observer, this February was above average in a couple ways but not by much.
The average temperature in February was 27.7 degrees (F), which is .5 degrees higher than our normal average. We had a high temperature of 52 degrees on Feb. 18 and our lowest temperature was 7 degrees, recorded on Feb. 7.
Precipitation in the form of rain was 2.01 inches for Feb. with our average being 1.9 inches. Over an inch of that was recorded on Feb. 26. We also recorded 7.2 inches of snow in February with 2.5 inches of that falling on Feb. 4.
Senior Morgan Dumbaugh became the all-time career leader in points scored as the No. 3 Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell to No. 2 Hope (Mich.) 63-48 in the NCAA III Tournament Second Round on Saturday evening at DeVos Fieldhouse.
The Polar Bears conclude their season at 27-2, while the Flying Dutch improve to 28-1.
Dumbaugh sank a three pointer at the 4:01 mark of the first half for her 1,229th point, which is now the most in ONU women's basketball history.
She finished the game with a team high 16 points and a career high nine rebounds.
The Ohio Northern women's tennis team opened its spring trip with an 8-1 victory over Occidental (Calif.) and 6-3 win over Cal Tech on Sunday.
The Polar Bears now stand at 8-1 on the season, while Occidental is 1-3 and Cal Tech falls to 3-2.
Against Occidental, Northern swept all three doubles courts by identical 8-2 scores.
Freshman Rachael Miller and junior Michelle Tuma won at No. 1 doubles, sophomores Kristin Cellentani and Brittany Miller won at the No. 2 position and freshman Meghan Letizia and junior Carly Olmstead were victorious at No. 3 doubles.
Senior Marc Anderson, junior Jordan Breitigam, junior Christian Garlock and senior Drew Keriazes will represent Ohio Northern at the 2013 NCAA Division III Men's Swimming & Diving Championships March 20-23 at the Conroe Natatorium in Shenandoah, Tex.
The four men qualified in the 200 medley relay, where they rank 11th nationally with an ONU record time of 1:31.05.
Breitigam also qualified in three individual events.
He is seeded seventh in the 200 fly in 1:49.08, is 12th in the 200 I.M. in 1:51.20 and 18th in the 100 fly in :49.24.
Theodore Guisse, or Dr. Seuss, would have been 109 years old today. Come celebrate the man who wrote Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat on Monday, March 4 at 3:30 p.m. at the Ada Public Library.
According to Amanda Bennett, Director, the event is for ages four to 104 and there will be "Seussical" snacks, crafts and games.
“If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.” ― Dr. Seuss
Beautiful Creatures (PG-13) will be screening starting Friday, March 1 through Thursday, March 7 at the Ada Theatre.
A supernatural love story set in the South, "Beautiful Creatures" tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. (c) WB
Showtimes:
Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, matinee at 4 p.m.
Daily at 7 PM
The secret’s out. The Buy Ada First Committee, planning the community’s second cash mob, this week announced the location of the event.
The cash mob takes place at one of Ada’s prominent retail businesses, Health-Chek, 117 S. Main St., from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 12.
“Alisa Armbrecht welcomed our invitation to host this event,” said Heather Cox, member of the committee. “We hope to continue more cash mobs in Ada during 2013.”
