AKRON — Sophomore Nolan Huey (Fort Collins, Colo./Fossil Ridge) broke the school and OAC record in the 200 I.M. to lead the Ohio Northern men on the first day of the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday at the University of Akron's Ocasek Natatorium.
Huey touched in 1:51.10, breaking the OAC and ONU record of 1:51.63, set in 2013 by Jordan Breitigam. His time also surpasses the NCAA "B" Cut of 1:51.98.
Ohio Northern is third in the team standings with 178 points.
Ada High School's newest organization "Gatekeepers" were busy this week. The group calls themselves Ada Mental Health Alliance.
Leading up to Valentine's Day, members placed positive hearts on all high school lockers.
The Partnership for Violence Free Families (PVFF) brought this program to Ada with training and facilitation assistance. Marlene Vermillion, school nurse, the the staff advisor.
Gatekeepers is open to freshmen through seniors. Its focus is on increasing mental health awareness, reduce the stigma of talking about life problems, and suicide prevention.
Gatekeepers intend to make a positive impact at school, with peers and the Ada community.
There's a coincidential purple and gold color theme in this photo of Ada Public Library construction. Workers focus on the outside front of the building this week.
Ada will host the 12th annual Hardin County Chamber and Businss Alliance annual awards presentation and membership dinner.
The event is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 22, in McIntosh Center on the campus of Ohio Northern University.
The program includes a 5:30 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. awards program, 7:15 p.m. dinner and 7:45 p.m. business meeting.
Tickets are $25 per person with an RSVP required by Friday, Feb. 16. Contact the Alliance at 419-673-4131 or [email protected]. Payment may be made at the event.
Last year, Deb Curlis, earned the 2016 Citizens of the Year award at the event.
The cost of cleaning state roads in Hardin and 7 other nearby counties has more than doubled this year compared to last winter. A colder, snowier winter this year has cost the state more than $7 million since November compared to $3.7 million a year ago.
About twice as much salt has been spread and three times as much liquid de-icer has been used. State trucks in the 8-county area have driven nearly 372,000 miles so far this winter to keep the roads as safe as possible.
ONU senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) tallied a career-high 30 points to lead the No. 21-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team as it fell to Otterbein 64-56 at the ONU Sports Center on Senior Night.
The Polar Bears fall to 20-4 overall, and 14-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals improve to 16-8, 12-5.
Northern recognized seniors Courtney Cramer (Arcadia), Cheyenne Raker(Columbus/Westerville South), Lindsey Black (Urbana/Graham), Alexis Kirkbride(Zanesville/Bishop Rosecrans) and Bullimore prior to the contest.
