Dr. Amy Mullins, associate professor of education and director of graduate programs in education at Bluffton University and Katrina Stone ’25, Bluffton University information technology major, will present the Colloquium, “Phonics Innovations: Technology and Education Departments Collaborating to Provide Literacy Tools” at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22 in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.
TIFFIN—The Ohio Northern women's golf team shattered the school's 18 and 36-hole team records, firing a 309-302—611 to win the 7-team Heidelberg Fall Invitational Saturday-Sunday, September 16-17 at the Fostoria Country Club.
The Basics
Record: Ohio Northern (9-0)
Venue: Fostoria Country Club, Fostoria, Ohio
Par-72, 5807-yard course, featuring seven teams and 81 golfers
A Findlay man led law enforcement on a high speed chase and avoided capture in a cornfield on September 18, according to a report from Your Hometown Stations of Lima.
Findlay police attemped to pull over Jaden Thomas, 29, who was driving a stolen car. Thomas was recognized as having a warrant out for his arrest.
Ohio Northern University has jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Colleges Midwest list for 2024. According to the publication, “These colleges focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines.” A total of 370 schools were ranked in the Best Regional Colleges Midwest category.
The report overview reads, “Ohio Northern University is a private institution that was founded in 1871. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,569 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 342 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Ohio Northern University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Colleges Midwest, #2. Its tuition and fees are $37,600.”
The university’s acceptance rate is listed as 54%.
The Ada High School girls soccer team dropped its annual Bulldog battle to visiting Northwest Conference rival Columbus Grove 5-1 at War Memorial Stadium Monday evening, September 18.
With the loss, Ada’s overall record fell to 4-3-2 while their NWC mark dropped to 1-2.
The Ada Herald has announced that it is one of eight community newspapers that has been sold by Delphos Herald Inc. to CherryRoad Media, a subsidiary of the New Jersey-based CherryRoad Technologies.
The sale also includes the Delphos Herald, Van Wert Times Bulletin, the Putnam County Sentinel, the Paulding Progress and the Putnam County Vidette, as well as the associated printing facility.
Ada High School alumni are included in the invitation to 5th Quarter activities for Homecoming on Friday, September 25.
Coordinator Amber Simon makes the pitch: "ADA ALUMNI! Have you heard of our 5th Quarters and it makes you miss our days of hanging out at Hardee’s after the game? This is your moment! Come and bring the family to see how these kids do 5th Quarter! This is completely free to you."
Buckeye East coffee shop, 123 E Buckeye Ave., will be roping off the parkig lot for a bounce house, Gaga Ball pit, alumni friends grilling hot dogs, and karaoke. Indoors there will be traditional 5th Quarter activities: pizzas, prizes, snacks and music.
There will be adults monitoring all areas and making sure kids stay on the property. Only 6th-12th graders should be dropped off. Alumni that bring younger children must stay and be responsible for them.
