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By Cort Reynolds

VANLUE__The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team routed Vanlue 40-23 in a Blanchard Valley Conference contest on Thursday, December 4.

The Bulldog girls evened their records at 2-2 overall and 1-1 in BVC play with their first road win in two tries this season.

The Wildcats fell to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in the BVC after the defeat.

“It was good for the girls to get back in the win column,” said Ada head coach Zach Ricker. “It is something to build off of going into Saturday.”

The Bulldogs led 14-7 after the first period as senior Anna Conley poured in eight early points.

The following results are from November 21 - December 4 of the Ohio Northern University 2025 athletics season as reported on www.ONUSports.com:

NOVEMBER 22

Compiled by Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following ten land transfers took place in the Ada Exempted Village School District in November 2025 as reported on the website of the Hardin County, Ohio auditor Michael T. Bacon  and Hancock County, Ohio auditor Charity Rauschenberg.

ADDRESS - SALE DATE - SALE PRICE - LAND USE - FROM/TO

LAND

In 2025, the U.S. Treasury announced that it would no longer mint pennies. The cost of producing the U.S. penny increased to 3.69 cents per penny. Some Ohio businesses have begun rounding prices up or down to the nearest 5-cent increment. Will you be glad, sad or "meh" to see the penny go?

Take the poll at https://www.blufftonicon.com/will-you-be-sad-or-glad-see-penny-go

By Ryan McGuire, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
ONU Healthwise Pharmacy 

The R&B Band Soul II Soul released their song "Keep on Movin’" on March 6, 1989. The song lyrics included to “keep on moving” and “finding your own way to stay.” Based on health-related research, keep on moving is good advice.  As we approach 2026, this could be sound advice as we make New Year's resolutions.

In today’s world, where comfort and entertainment are just a click away, many people are becoming more inactive. Inactivity can occur in many places, including at home while watching television, looking at our phones, or playing games. Another common environment for inactivity is the workplace, where we find ourselves sitting more often. 

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