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By Tim Glon
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team held Willamette (Ore.) to just two points over the final 11:24 of the contest, but a 14-point deficit was just too much to overcome in a 43-41 loss on the second day of the 9th annual D3hoops.com Classic on Friday afternoon at the South Point Arena.

The Polar Bears (7-5 overall) finish their portion of the four-day tournament with a 1-1 record. They were led by junior Abby Weeks (West Chester/Mount Notre Dame) with 11 points and junior Emily Mescher (Maria Stein/Marion Local) with 10 points.

Jamie Hall, Brandt Miller, Eileen Peterman, Angela Polachek, Norm Rex, Don Traxler

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Ada’s Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) elected six trustees to three-year terms at its Dec. 19 meeting.

Elected for terms from Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2020 are: Jamie Hall, Brandt Miller, Eileen Peterman, Angela Polachek, Norm Rex and Don Traxler.

They join other members whose terms expire on Dec. 31, 2019: Deb Curlis, Terry Keiser, Bryan Marshall, David Retterer and Fred Steiner.

CIC will meet next on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at noon, in the ONU’s McIntosh Center. At that meeting they will election chairpersons for 2019.

The 2019 CIC meetings are Jan. 16, April 17, July 17, Oct. 16 and Dec. 18.

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The expression, "fighting like cats and dogs," takes a different meaning in this photo posted on Ada Bulldogs Facebook. It's Wilson, Ada HS mascot, with the Delphos Jefferson Wildcat mascot. The photo was taken in a recent boys' basektball game in Ada.

If you see him - tip your hat

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By Monty Siekerman
After more than 50 years of writing for newspapers, my career comes to an end with this last story, a fun and frivolous account of Richard the Rooster. Fun and frivolity, every life needs some of that. Too many media reports are full of doom gloom or make you scared to even stick your toe out of the door. Here is the history of Richard the Rooster, a wild cock that makes his home among the residents in the 500 block of South Johnson Street.

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Siefker Real Estate and Auction Co., will hold a land auction at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 14, at The Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St.

The auction includes:
• 65.3 acres of land in Section 31 of Union Township, Hancock County
  Frontage is on County Road 33, east of Bluffton
• 27.7 acres of land in Section 28, Union Township, Hancock County
   Frontage is on State Route 235, south of Mt. Cory

An attachment  below provides more details of the auction.

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By Cort Reynolds

ADA - After a slow start, visiting Upper Scioto Valley outscored tournament host Ada by 16 points over the final three periods to post a 44-35 win over their backyard rival in semifinal Border Battle girls basketball tournament action Thursday night.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 1-8 with the defeat. Meanwhile, the Lady Rams improved to 1-7 with their first win and advanced to the second annual tourney finals Saturday against Allen East.

Ada raced to an 11-2 lead as sophomore post Megan Light netted three inside baskets. But USV switched to a 2-3 zone defense and the Bulldogs were unable to solve it.

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