Work will continue at the Wilson Sporting Goods factory on Monday, October 19, following a 7-day extension of the contract that expired on Friday.
According to Derek Gibson, president of Local 1385 of the Workers United Chicago and Midwest Joint Board, Wilson management has agreed to meet with union representatives on Wednesday, October 21.
Workers will continue to picket on lunch breaks until an agreement is reached. Sticking points in the negotiations are wages and healthcare.
ADA__The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team kicked off its 2026–27 campaign in dominant fashion on Saturday afternoon, posting a 160-39 victory over Ohio Athletic Conference foe Heidelberg at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.
The Polar Bears (1-0 overall, 1-0 OAC) won 10 of the 11 events to post the victory over the Student Princes (0-1, 0-1).
Junior Chase McCluskey led ONU with 3 wins on the night.
He won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.73, the 200 backstroke in 2:01.15 and was the butterfly leg of the winning 400 medley relay in 3:35.84.
Senior Nathan Herbert won the 500 free in 5:10.70 and the 1000 free in 10:50.52.
MILLER CITY – The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team almost handed unbeaten Miller City their first defeat but ended up tied 2-2 in their North Central Ohio Soccer Association finale battle on Saturday, Oct. 17.
The Bulldog girls led 2-0 at halftime, but MC rallied to score two goals in the final 17 minutes to avoid their first defeat.
Ada ran its record to 12-2-3 to finish their best regular season ever. They ended up 2-1-2 in the rugged NCOSA, good for a second-place tie with Riverdale.
