The Hardin County Airport in Kenton has received a $215,000 grant to make the facility more safe and efficient. Funds come from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration and will be administered by the county commissioners and airport authority.
(Dave Devier, Ph.D., attended ONU and lived in and around the community for 45 years. He taught at Northern for 15 years. Currently, he is President of Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville, Mich. While in the Ada area, he and his wife Patty collected Ada/ONU memorabilia. He will write an occasional column for the Ada Icon describing some of their "finds" that pertain to the town and gown.)
By David H. Devier
This is the fourth installment of the history of Ada and ONU as depicted through the collectable pieces of memorabilia.
The Polar Bears finished the indoor season with a 52-9 mark and posted an outstanding 78-4 record during the outdoor season.
Northern finished second at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships during the indoor portion of the season, before returning to claim the outdoor title.
At the indoor OAC Championships, six athletes were crowned OAC Champions in at least one event.
Seniors Kelsey Commager (Maumee), Allie Gast (Grandville, Mich.) and Rebecca Olashuk (Defiance/Tinora), junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and sophomores Maddy Reed (Lucasville/Piketon) and Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) all earned OAC titles.
Another drug raid in Kenton on Thursday found illegal narcotics and resulted in charges pending against a man and a women who have been taken to the Multi-County Correctional Center. Two children were in the residence, removed, and placed with family members.
The Hardin County Task Force, assisted by the Sheriff's Office, Kenton Police, BKP Ambulance, Children's Services, and Prosecutor's Office, found heroin, pills, and drug abuse instruments after serving a search warrant at 398 E. Forest Rd., apartment 46, in Kenton.
FROM ONU DEPT. OF ART AND DESIGN FACEBOOK - Art can be a transformative experience and communicate important social issues in our communities. For Ohio Northern University art education alumna, Katelyn Amendolara (BFA/art education ’11), art can tackle “the number one issue within our state and nation: the heroin epidemic.”
Katelyn is currently an art teacher at the Jackson-Milton high school located in North Jackson, Ohio. Her students recently finished several community service projects, including "Paint-a-Plow" contest sponsored by the Ohio Department of Transportation.
