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Kace and Samaria Williams might be building snowmen, since it's January. But with 64 degree on this winter Sunday afternoon its a good time for outdoor basketball. More outdoor photos are below. (Monty Siekerman photos)

Ada gets outside on a 64-degree January afternoon

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Spring is in the air...or is it Summer?

Sunday's high was 64 degrees, besting the all time record by four degrees. Record low for Jan. 22 is minus 9 in Ada.

Here, Samantha Loomis steers a convertible into a parking lot on campus. Top down cars are seldom found around here in January.

The camera caught runners running, a kid hover boarding, a pickup game of basketball, one of many motorcycles headed through town, and more. People were sure enjoying the great outdoors with the sunshine and warmth.
 

Boyd Rorabaugh and Phillip Zoladz

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Ohio Northern University faculty members Boyd Rorabaugh, Ph.D., and Phillip Zoladz, Ph.D., have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the impact of chronic psychological stress on the heart. Their work has implications for patients who have heart attacks while struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
 
Rorabaugh, associate professor of pharmacology and cell biology, is the principal investigator, and Zoladz, associate professor of psychology, is a co-investigator.
 

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Thursday was Ada Junior High science fair night. You can view dozens of photos from the event on the Ada Bulldogs Facebook. Click here.

And, you are correct - it's Saturday, Feb. 4

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Amy Eddings, cochair of the "Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival," stands by a Festival banner that hangs at Easter House Bed and Breakfast, 508 N. Main.

She and ONU First Lady Chris Burns DiBiasio head up the committee organizing the first-ever festival celebrating Ada as the Football-Making Capital of the World.

The banner was donated by Comstor Outdoor, one of several local businesses that are sponsoring the event.

The inaugural Ada football drop is set for Saturday, Feb. 4, the day before the Super Bowl.

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Stoney J. Shough, 48, died on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at his residence in Lima.

He was born on Aug. 29, 1968 in Kenton, Ohio, to Rocky E. and Rhonda (Stephenson) Shough. His father preceded him in death and his mother and step father, Chalmer and Rhonda Rowe survive in Alger.

Stoney worked for Nickles Bakery in Lima.

He was a member of the New Birth Living Word in Alger. He was a 1987 graduate of Upper Scioto Valley High School and Hi-Point Career Center.

Also surviving is a son, Kyle (Desiree) Shough of Kenton; a daughter, Stachia Tillman of Kenton; four grandchildren: Kailer Rodriguez, Owen Shough, Channing Tillman and Saige Wise.

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