Senior Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) made two free throws with five seconds left to send the No. 18 Ohio Northern women's basketball team to a 52-51 victory over Otterbein in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals at the ONU Sports Center, February 23.
With the win, the top-seeded Polar Bears (22-4) advance to the OAC Tournament finals to face No. 2 seed Marietta (20-6), which defeated third-seeded Baldwin Wallace 71-65 in Thursday's other semifinal.
Northern will host Marietta in Saturday's championship game at 2 p.m. This marks ONU's first OAC Tournament finals appearance since the 2018-19 season.
COLUMBUS–The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on speed, safety belt and OVI enforcement on Interstate 75. During the project, 682 people in Ohio were issued citations including 618 for speed and 52 for safety belt violations. Additionally, 12 people were cited for OVI.
The Village of Ada has posted the following announcement at www.adaoh.org/
We have received notification from Beaverdam Construction (Village contractor) of their intent to start construction activity on the Grandview Road Reconstruction Project on Monday February 27th.
This activity will begin with construction staking, equipment mobilization, and the start of materials arriving.
Following Ada Police Department lifesaving awards (reported HERE), the February 21 regular meeting of the Ada Chamber of Council commenced at about 6:48 p.m. All councilors were present: Sean Beck, Jason Campbell, Sheila Coressel, Linda Mason, Jeff Oestreich and Bob Simmons.
Two claims registers were passed unanimously following some discussion, which included an inquiry about and EKG stress test bill--which proved to be for the new police chief, Alec Cooper, the need for new gutters and downspouts on the Public Works barn, and staffer Michelle Hall attending the upcoming Hardin County Leadership course.
The League of Women Voters of the Lima Area will hold an informational meeting on the Aging Out of Children from Children’s Service at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28 at the Children’s Services Building, 123 W. Spring St., Lima.
The guest speaker will be Sarah Newland from Children’s Services. This meeting is open to the public.
The League of Women Voters of the Lima Area encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The group has positions on government, social and environmental issues.
Ohio Northern University has unveiled a 5-year Stronger Together Strategic Plan approved by the Board of Trustees on Feb. 10, 2023. The plan has been posted on ONU’s website with both an overview and more detailed document.
The university states that the plan outlines its “intentions for reshaping and transforming the campus experience for years to come,” calling the plan “ONU’s ‘north star’ moving forward. Its initiatives are student focused but will benefit everyone.” Task force meetings, brainstorming sessions and conversations with the campus community were conducted prior to the announcement.
