Ivory Shepherd, age 80, died on Friday, July 13, 2018 at 12:56 a.m. at Shawnee Manor, Lima.
He was born on April 21, 1938 in Langley, Kentucky to the late George and Lucie (Moore) Shepherd. On the October 30, 1959 Ivory married his former wife, Joyce Elaine Shepherd who survives in Waynesfield.
Ivory was permanently disabled from a stroke in 1963, but never let his disability get in the way of raising his three boys and being there for his family and friends.
Carol S. Reams, age 74, died on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 4:41 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
She was born October 8, 1943 in Michigan to the late Walter and Martha (Miller) Hughes. On January 27, 1968 she married Gary B. Reams and he died on September 30, 2015.
Carol retired from Sodexo Food Service at Ohio Northern University, Ada. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Carol was an avid reader, she loved to color coloring books and was a big animal lover.
The Ohio Northern University men's golf team is scheduled to raise the curtain on their 2018 fall slate under sixth-year head coach Chad Bucci when they travel to take part in the Northwestern Ohio Fall Classic August 31.
ONU returns to action quickly when they host the Polar Bear Fall Classic on September 1-2, the first of two home events this fall.
Additionally, the Polar Bears will serve as the host site for the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference Fall Championship from October 5-6 at nearby Colonial Golfers Club.
The Ohio Northern University men's lacrosse program has been recognized by the NCAA national office as the Division III statistical champion for scoring defense during the 2017-18 season.
The Polar Bears recorded the top mark after conceding just 5.59 goals per contest, which topped second-place finisher Hope College's scoring defense (5.88) by .29 during the year.
During their eight-game conference schedule, Northern would hold OAC foes to just 5.13 goals per game.
The Ohio Northern football team received votes in the 2018 D3football.com preseason poll, released on Thursday. This marks the 15th time in the last 17 seasons that the Polar Bears have been been mentioned in a national poll.
The Polar Bears received 14 points in the poll, which is the 36th-most among the 48 schools mentioned in the poll. A year ago, Northern received 11 votes and were ranked No. 22 in the 2016 preseason D3football.com poll.
Ohio Northern went 7-3 overall and tied for second in the OAC with a 6-3 mark in 2016.
This 30 second video shows the progress being made on the construction of the ONU College of Engineering building Work began after commencement in mid- May. The new engineering home will accommodate twice as many engineering students and is slated to be ready for the start of school in the fall of 2019. CLICK HERE TO WATCH
