The Icon’s Final Four Contest went into double-overtime to pick its winners. The contest asked viewers to pick the winner of the final four teams in the Division I men’s NCAA basketball championship.
Villanova defeated Michigan 79 to 62 in the title game. The Icon contest had 102 entries.
By Monty Siekerman
The Ohio Northern University Gospel Ensemble will present its annual spring concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 8, in the McIntosh Center ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.
Guest conductors for this year’s concert includes former Gospel Ensemble members who have shared their talents in various music ministries. Guest musicians include Christopher Jordan, Casanova Green and David Williams, the son of a founding member of the ensemble.
By Monty Siekerman
Ada Schools are marking National Autism Month with several programs that teach students to show respect and honor those who have autism.
“We aim to celebrate the uniqueness in all of us and honor diversity and differences,” said Mrs. Meghan Kosier, kindergarten teacher, and Sherry Miller, speech language pathologist. They are the local Autism Week coordinators.
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“Let’s Light It Up Blue” is the theme of the week. Blue is the identifying color for autism.
David Kosmyna, ONU professor of music, will be the featured performer on trumpet in a faculty recital at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 7 in the Presser Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
He will be assisted by Pamela Ashmore, ONU adjunct instructor of music, on piano; Lance Ashmore, ONU adjunct instructor of music, as narrator; and James Dapogny of James Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz Band, on piano.
ONU senior Emily Richards of Delaware, Ohio, has been named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women's Outdoor National Track Athlete of the Week for the week of Apr. 3.
Richards earned the honor for the fourth time this season, and the first time during the outdoor season.
The senior finished third overall in the 1,500-meter run at the Raleigh Relays in the Division I-dominated field of runners, finishing in 4:15.77.
Century 21 Sunway Realty will hold an open house of the residence known as the Easter House Bed and Breakfast in Ada on Sunday.
The open house is from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 8, according to Becky Reed of Sunway. The residence is located at 508 N. Main St., Ada. Call Reed at 419-679-6091 for additional details.
LANCASTER — The Ohio Northern baseball team got dominating pitching performances in a 2-1, 6-0 sweep at Capital on Monday afternoon at Beavers Field.
The Polar Bears (14-6 overall, 2-2 Ohio Athletic Conference) got a 4-hit shutout in the nightcap from sophomore Josh Mohr (Oregon/Clay).
In the opener, sophomore Nate Bye (Thorntown, Ind./Western Boone) allowed one unearned run and just four hits in 7.2 innings and sophomore Scott Beaton (Novi, Mich.) threw the final 1.1 innings of shutout baseball to earn his first collegiate victory for ONU.
Meet Abby. Abby is a 2 year old female lab mix. She weighs 65 pounds. Can you give Abby her 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.
