FROM ONU FACEBOOK - Ohio Northern University students are involved in many organizations and activities outside the classroom.
Here are the numbers:
22% of students participate in at least one sport on campus
82% of students are involved in student organizations
18% of students participate in Greek life
200+ student organizations on campus to join
Ada council will tonight act the 2021 village appropriations that include general operating funds of $1,933,230.
Village fiscal officer, Patty Navin, said this is about a 10 percent decrease from 2020’s general fund. The decreased is related to the economy as it was affected by covid-19,” she told the Icon.
The appropriations also include $1,018,825 for special revenue funds and $175,000 for capital projects. Debt service totals $238,200 and enterprise funds total $3,247,650. The internal service fund totals $1,040.
The attachments below show line items in each of these accounts.
Looking for a Christmas gift with an Ada connection?
Here's an idea: how about an Andrew Steingass ceramic mug?
This month the Ohio Northern Art & Design alumni are featured the the department Facebook. Many are entrepreneurs and own their own businesses.
The feature idea suggests that this holiday season consider purchasing a gift from a fellow Polar Bear.
The post continues: "From one-of-a-kind art and illustrations to jewelry, paintings and so much more, we are sure you can find great gifts for the family and friends this holiday season."
The Ada police department is making several changes to its policies and procedure manual, according to Michael Harnishfeger, police chief.
The changes are being made in order for the department credentialing by the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) and the Ohio Collaborative, as the credentialing body to certify agencies within the state.
Certainly you recognize the Wilson Sporting Goods building. This aerial view is from the 1953 Ada centennial book.
At the time of this photo Wilson's was known as the Ohio-Kentucky Manufacturing Co., manufacturers of leather and rubber athletic goods, as this advertisement states.
An online only auction of Jan McNeal farm equipment, located at 7415 State Route 701, Ada, is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 4.
Equipment includes IH 1420 Combine; IH 820 15' Grain Head; IH 943 4 Row Corn Head; IH 1086 Tractor w/duals, showing 5,005 Hours; Case 570 Tractor; JD 7000 6-30 Planter; IH 5400 20' Drill; Gravity Wagons; Tillage Tools; and other miscellaneous items.
To view auction terms and a catalog visit @ wmsohio.com. Auctioneers are Paul Wagner and Mike Watson of WMS Marketing Services, 1400 E. Wyandot Ave., Upper Sandusky.
Bluffton boys rally late to edge Ada in league opener
Ada vs Perry game results at bottom of BHS game By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Bluffton finished the game on a 17-5 run to avoid an upset bid by winless local rival Ada and pull out a 55-52 victory in the Northwest Conference boys basketball opener.
The Bulldogs led 47-38 with under six minutes remaining to play after junior Cayden Murphy followed up a miss inside for a basket.
But then the Pirates began pounding the ball inside to reel off an 11-0 flurry and take a 49-47 lead.
FROM ONU FACEBOOK - The administration of Ohio Northern University says that it could not have completed a successful fall semester without Karen Schroeder, RN, health center director and her team.
For the ONU Health Center staff, keeping students safe is the expectation. And pandemic or not, they know that it always will be.
Faced with an unparalleled increase to her job’s degree of difficulty, Health Center Director Karen Schroeder, RN, set out to learn everything she could about COVID.
Being a new virus, the information available to her changed from day to day as doctors and scientists learned more.
