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Ohio Northern senior Jenna Dirksen (Beavercreek/Carroll) has been awarded All-Ohio Athletic Conference First-Team accolades in women's basketball for the 2018-19 season, the league office announced Wednesday morning.

This season, Dirksen led the Polar Bears and ranked fifth in the OAC with 14.2 points per game. She also paced the Orange and Black with 132 made field goals, 85 made free throws, 66 assists, and 35 steals in a team-high 857 minutes during the campaign.

Deterra bags neutralizes pills, liquid and patches; will be distributed free this spring

What’s the big deal about the little pouch?

Ohio Northern University HealthWise and Healthy Lifestyles Coalition of Hardin County substance abuse committee have joined in partnership to distribute Deterra bags in the county.

The bags deactivate drugs in a safe, convenient and effective way. And, the bags are environmentally friendly. The pouch system neutralizes pills, liquid and patches.

Adellyn McPheron, ONU mobile clinic coordinator with ONU HealthWise, said that the bags are being distributed at no charge to the community this spring.

Gavel passed during annual dinner meeting at ONU Feb. 28

Brandt C. Miller, Vice President, Commercial and Agricultural Lender of Liberty National Bank, Ada, is the incoming board chair of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.

The alliance held its 13th annual dinner meeting and awards presentation at Ohio Northern University on Feb. 28, when Miller took over from Andy McBride.

A student at Ready, Set, Grow Preschool helps the reader of this story by pointing out the steam locomotive in the picture book.

Riley Creek Baptist Church, 4950 Township Road 27, Bluffton, will observe its 150th anniversary as a church on Sunday, March 24. 

The day includes a 9:30 a.m. musical celebration followed by a 10:30 a.m. worship service, followed by a carry-in luncheon. A concluding service is at 2 p.m.

The day’s events celebrate the congregation’s past, present and future.

Friday at 7 p.m. at ONU Observatory

The ONU Astronomy Club welcomes Ada and the surrounding communities to the ONU Observatory on Friday, March 1, for a "Greatest Elongation of Mercury" event.

The word "Elongation" refers to the angular separation between Mercury and the Sun. Since Mercury's orbit remains closer to the Sun than the Earth, it can never be farther than about 28 degrees from the Sun.

This week, Mercury will be at its maximum elongation on the east side of the Sun.

It's elongation will actually be about 18.1 degrees since it will be near the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) of its orbit.

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