If you heard an extra amount of horns blasting on Ada's southside today, there's a good reason. New students at Ohio Northern University are turning the corner from Main Street onto College Avenue and are moving into campus for the 2020-21 school year. And, the usual suspects holding signs, encourge the annual belling. Here's a look at the action. (Photos provided by ONU)
This is the first in a series of brief YouTube videos focusing on covid-19. This video is part of Ada SAFE 2020 AMA (ask me anything) question series.
Ross Kauffman, assistant professor and director of public health at Ohio Northern University, speaks to the question: "Are confirmed cases inflated due to the repeated tests of the same positive individual?"
Click here to learn more about this series and to visit the online site that provides resources about the virus.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine provided the following updates on the status of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MASKS IN SCHOOLS
Governor DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Health will issue a health order requiring that K-12 children wear face coverings while at school. The new mandate comes after the Ohio Children's Hospital Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Ohio Chapter issued a joint letter recommending widespread use of masks in schools with the following exceptions:
• Children under the age of 2 years old
• Any child unable to remove the face covering without assistance
One of the Icon's favorite Ada Facebooks is Fine Touch Furniture and Upholstery. Like the song goes, the Garvers seem to put new tunes on old pianos. Only the pianos in this case are chairs and sofas and other furniture. The two top photos represent a before and after. The bottom photos show front and back of one of their recent projects.
• Where did the 6-foot rule come from?
• How do we help kids cope with all the questions surrounding covid-19?
• What criteria would allow us to return to not having social distancing, wearing masks and enhancing disinfecting practices?
• Is this a short term virus, or is it like the flu that will continue to show up seasonally?
These questions and host of others are addressed in a locally-created online resource made available to the public this month.
A team effort by Ohio Northern University Heterick Library librarians and several members of the Ada SAFE group created the resource.
