ONU creates COVID-19 task force
Ohio Northern University has created a taskforce to address issues around the COVID-19 crisis that could impact the on-going operations of the university, according to Amy Prigge, executive director of the office of communications and marketing.
The taskforce is meeting and planning for the unlikely event of a local outbreak of COVID-19. The taskforce includes several members of the president’s cabinet, and leaders of operational units across campus.
ONU has also created a website for information and updates for the campus community concerning COVID-19 and campus safety,
CLICK HERE to access the site.
The website has additional links to the:
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on COVID-19
• the Ohio Department of Health on COVID-19
• and for rolling updates from the World Health Organization on COVID-19.
ONU students are asked to contact the ONU Health Center if they become ill with flu-like symptoms.
Stories Posted This Week
Monday, September 21, 2026
Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Charmaine M. Spradlin, 74, worked for Associated Plastics
- Bulldog boys soccer win vs. Old Fort
- How Dillinger robbed a Bluffton bank
- Ada School Board recap: School fees waiver estimate is $57K, intervention and after-school program report
- Ada Barnyard Farmers results from 2026 Hardin County Junior Fair
- Rodeheffer awarded Choice One Engineering scholarship
Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Bulldog golf 3rd at final BVC tourney, 2nd overall
- Bulldog football win vs. Perry
- N. Main St. arrest and drug seizure on August 18
- Christian Nationalism poses problems for American democracy
- Weekend Doctor: When should you see an endocrinologist?
- Letter: Background regarding public meeting on data center moratorium
Friday, September 18, 2026
Thursday, September 17, 2026
- Bluffton Icon headlines, September 17
- Bulldog girls soccer 0-0 tie vs. Riverdale
- Bulldog boys soccer loss vs. Riverdale
- Roundhead poet publishes third book
- Bulldog volleyball wins in four vs. Riverdale
- Sept. 15 Ada Council: Impact of big ticket pool repair, public urination ban goes into effect
- Hall named 2026 OMLA Regional Administrative Assistant of the Year
- Play Bingo with Officer Penny at the Ada Public Library
- Adult Book Group books available at APL
- Ada Schools exceed state standards on 2025-2026 Ohio Report Card
- Oct. 6 ONU Trike-A-Thon will raise funds for St. Jude's
- Antibiotic resistance: More to learn