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Ryan Bruns scores 41

ONU junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) had career-highs of 41 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Ohio Northern men's basketball team to an 108-87 victory over Muskingum on Saturday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears (11-4 overall, 6-2 Ohio Athletic Conference) also got 29 points and eight assists from senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) in the victory.

Both men were efficient, as Bruns was an impressive 18-of-22 from the floor and Burger needed just 16 shots to get his 29 points.

The pastor of Payne Chapel AME Church, its members, and community activists, and clergy from the Kenton area are putting the final touches on this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Kenton.

The day will begin with a community program at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at St. John’s Church, 211 E. Carrol St. in Kenton.

Representatives from political, religious, and ethnic organizations will discuss Dr. King’s motivation to empower the people to make their voices heard.

The program will conclude with a unity march that will begin and end at St. John’s Church. The march will be followed by a free meal which will allow participants to reflect on the day.

The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team is ranked No. 5 out of 435 schools in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association preseason power rankings.

The Polar Bears finished tied for fifth as a team at the 2017 Indoor National Championships, posting the best team finish at the indoor championships in school history.

Northern returns two All-American's in senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and junior Maddy Reed (Piketon).

For the 16th consecutive season, the Ohio Northern women's cross country team finished in the top half of the Ohio Athletic Conference standings, under the guidance of ninth-year head coach Jason Maus.

The Polar Bears (94-37 overall) finished fourth at the OAC Championships and saw two athletes garner First Team All-OAC honors, as senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) and junior Ashlie Baumann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson) each earned the honor.

Richards was tabbed a First Team All-Conference awardee after she finished second overall in the meet in 22:04.4, while Baumann finished sixth overall in 22:42.9 to earn First Team All-OAC honors.

Rebecca Lynn “Becky” Campbell, age 64, died on Friday, January 12, 2018 at 12:15 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

          She was born on August 13, 1953 in Lima, Ohio to the late Marvin R. and Mary Jane (Smith) Whetsler.  On August 19, 1984 Becky married Timothy A.  Campbell and he survives in Ada.

         Becky was a sewer at Wilson Sporting Goods of Ada for 20 years.  She was a graduate of Ada High School class of 1971.  Becky loved to cook, she was especially famous for her shredded chicken sandwiches.  She never met a stranger.  Becky loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. 

The State of Ohio now has an invasive plant list that has banned 38 species, some of which you may have growing in your yard.  Have a callery pear, Russian olive, tree-of-heaven, common barberry, multiflora rose? These are on the list.

The state won’t make you dig up and destroy what you have, but these species can no longer be sold in Ohio. Sorry, the state can tell you want you can’t grow. Most likely, you won’t be arrested and thrown into a jail of brambles, if you do buy one from an out-of-state, clandestine operation.

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