FROM BLUFFTON ICON - The Bluffton Icon is posting a series of stories of Swiss pioneers in its community. One famaliar surname is Badertscher, and there are Badertscher families in Ada. This information could connect some of those residents. Click here for more stories in this series.
Peter Badertscher, a skilled cabinet maker and carpenter, was born Sept. 29, 1805, to Christian (1720-1838) and Barbara Gerber (1784-1855) in Bagischwand Emmenthal, Canton Bern, Switzerland. Peter had another brother, John, who remained in Switzerland with his parents.
Ada-Liberty Township's newest vehicle is ready to go to work fighting fires. The new fire truck was officially introduced to the community on Monday. Click here for the story and to view nine photos.
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Ada-Liberty Township Volunteer fire personnel officially met their new set of wheels on Monday.
The $700,000 vehicle arrived in Ada in December, and the equipment was officially introduced, explained in detail and dedicated in a program in the fire department building.
Jay Epley, fire chief, treating the big red machine like a prized toy, explained the many features of the newest vehicle in Ada to members of the department, village, township and ONU officials.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud signed a health order pushing back the statewide curfew one hour, changing the start time of the curfew to 11 p.m.
The new hours begin Jan 28, at 12:01 p.m. and lasts through Feb. 11, at 12:01 p.m. The change is being made because Ohio hospitalizations for COVID-19 have remained below 3,500 for seven consecutive days.
Specifications in this order include:
Individuals within the state must stay at a place of residence during the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. except for obtaining necessary food, medical care, or social services or providing care for others.
The Polar Bears enter the 2020-21 season coming off of their best ever finish at the NCAA Regional Tournament.
The Polar Bear wrestling team will return seven of ten starters, six of eight regional placers, and two of three national qualifiers from last year's team that finished 14-8 in dual meets, fifth in the OAC with a 3-4 mark, and fourth out of 18 teams at the NCAA Central Regional.
With returning talent coupled with some promising incoming freshmen, the Polar Bears will look to improve on last year's strong regional tournament finish. It is easy to see why optimism abounds through the halls of the ONU Sports Center this year.
By Tim Glon
In 10 years from 2007-16, the Ohio Northern women's swimming & diving team won seven Ohio Athletic Conference Championships titles and finished runner-up the other three times.
Third-year head coach Austin Veltman hopes to build the program back to those high standards and is looking to a veteran and deep squad in 2021 to begin that process.
The Polar Bears welcome back 13 lettermen and four All-Conference honorees from last year's squad that went 4-5 in dual meets overall, finished third in the OAC Regular Season with a 2-2 mark and was fourth at the OAC Championships meet.
