Ohio Northern senior running back Christiaan Williams (Sidney/Anna) was named Second Team Preseason All-America for 2020 by D3football.com.
Williams is ONU's all-time leading rusher with 4,193 rushing yards in his 29-game career.
He was named a 2nd Team All-American by the Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association as a sophomore in 2017, was an Honorable Mention All-American by D3football.com in 2019 and is a 3-time 1st Team All-OAC honoree.
He became the first ONU freshman to rush for 1,000 yards, gaining 1,208 in nine games in 2016.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada volleyball team won its second home match in three nights with a decisive sweep over visiting Arlington Thursday evening.
The 25-18, 25-20, 25-18 non-league victory upped the Lady Bulldog record to 4-2 this season. The Lady Red Devils fell to 0-5 with the defeat.
Ada trailed only once the entire match and was in control throughout. The few times Arlington pulled close, the Bulldogs managed to answer with a spurt of their own to rebuild the lead.
"I felt like we played solid," said Ada head coach Kyleigh Tabor. "We played with confidence."
Earlier this summer, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced every registered Ohio voter would receive an absentee ballot request form in the mail. Those request forms are arriving in mailboxes this week – one week ahead of schedule.
Ohioans who want to vote by absentee ballot must send their request form back to their county board of elections in order to receive an absentee ballot.
In the absentee ballot request instructions, Secretary LaRose has recommended voters submit their request right away, but definitely no later than Oct. 27. Absentee ballots will be sent by the voter’s respective county board of elections beginning Oct. 6.
Governor DeWine announced details for Ohio's forthcoming case reporting order for K-12 schools.
Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, parents or guardians and school staff should notify their school within 24 hours of receiving a positive test or a clinical diagnosis.
Within 24 hours after receiving that notification, the school should notify other parents and guardians about that case in writing, providing as much information as possible without releasing protected health information.
The school must also notify their local health department within 24 hours.
Two Ada High School seniors are among 11 candidates vying for this year’s Hardin County Junior Fair royalty. The Junior Fair king and queen will be crowned on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m.
Due to the restricted attendance at the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony will be streamed live to the public on the Hardin County Fair Facebook Page.
Ada’s candidates are Alyssa Wince for queen and Ian Dellifield, for king. Both students were previously named Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative Ada HS students of the month.
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce board will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to Heather Cox, board president.
The meeting, at Beatitudes, will involve discussion of the status of several Ada fall and winter activities including the Halloween parade and Merry on Main.
The board will also discuss 2021 board openings. The covid-19 pandemic put a halt to nearly all of the chamber’s annual event as it has also halted nearly all other annual non-chamber activities in the community.
Covid-19 hasn't stopped blood drives from taking place.
Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21, in the Community Health Professionals Ada Visiting Nurses conference room, 1200 S. Main St.
To schedule an appointment, call Mary Hackworth, blood program leader for Ada community blood drives, at 419-604-8569 or 800-Red Cross.
Andrew Fleece of Alger was named to the summer Rhodes State College, Lima, dean's list. To be eligible, students need to have earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at least six credit hours.
