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MEDIA RELEASE—The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team remained undefeated on the 2025-26 season after a 179-59 victory at Baldwin Wallace on Saturday.
FROM ONU.EDU/NEWS__To honor the legacy of Dr. Forrest Clingerman, an internationally respected professor of religion and philosophy and director of the Honors Program at Ohio Northern University, a unique Honors course was offered this fall, over a year after his unexpected death in the spring of 2024.
FROM FACEBOOK__The Hardin County Sheriff's office issued the following notice at 8:00 p.m. on January 16:
Motorists & others advised to not be alarmed by light from pond!
A single vehicle crash that occurred earlier this evening at 1502 Twp. Rd. 150, Harrod resulted in the vehicle being submerged in a pond. The driver, who was the lone occupant was able to exit the vehicle to safety.
It was determined that divers and the towing & recovery company will return to the scene tomorrow to extract the vehicle from the pond.
BUCYRUS – The Ada swim teams finished third in a quadrangular meet at Bucyrus against Upper Sandusky, Bucyrus Wynford and Perkins on Tuesday night, January 13.
Perkins swept both team titles, winning the girls meet with 82 points. The Ada girls placed third with 22 points, finishing three points behind second-place Upper Sandusky (25). The Perkins boys won with 59 points. The Bulldog boys placed third with 31 points, trailing Upper Sandusky (42) for second by 11.
Bulldog Jacob Szippl won the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke races. Teammate Tim Chrissobolis touched first in the 100 breaststroke to post the other Ada win.
