The Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team showed a great amount of growth during the second year of the program in 2017 under 2nd-year head coach Beth Hemminger.
Although Northern posted a 3-13 record overall, the Polar Bears saw tremendous improvement in only the programs second season as a varsity sport.
Sophomore Emily Hershberger (Jackson Township/Jackson) was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio Athletic Conference for her efforts on the field in 2017.
Junior Chelsea Cousins (Lewis Center/Olentangy) earned Academic All-OAC honors for the Polar Bears.
By Monty Siekerman
Teens enjoy a board game sponsored by the Ada Public Library at the Ada First United Methodist Church.
The teens meet weekly during the school year and twice monthly during the summer. The next meeting will be 3-5 p.m. on Thursday, June 20.
Among the games played this week were Ticket to Ride, Jamaica, Codenames, Qwixx, and Coconuts.
Many library events are scheduled at the church or elsewhere for the next several months while the library receives an addition and undergoes a remodeling. Bids for the project are now being sought.
Nine students have been chosen from Ada and Upper Scioto Valley high schools
by the Foss-Meyer-Agin Post of the American Legion to be this year’s delegates to Buckeye Boys State and Buckeye Girls State.
This year’s Buckeye Girls State Delegates are: Haley Hunsicker: She attends Upper Scioto Valley High School. She is active in student government, sports, FFA, and a member of the National Honor Society. She is the daughter of Duane and Melanie Hunsicker.
Ken Collins captured a geyser and several other natural wonder in Ada. The geyser is really the fountain in front of the Freed Center. He also offers additional photos from a recent nature photo shoot in Ada. You'll see a chatty squirrel, ducks and swans, geese and a very hungry carp - all on the ONU campus.
The Ada Police Department issued the following statement on the death of its K9 dog:
On Thursday, June 8, at approximately 6:30 a.m., our K9 Jaeger was struck by a car and killed.
K9 Jaeger was not on duty and was at home with his handler Sgt. Matt Purdy. Sgt. Purdy lives in a rural part of Hardin County and while taking K9 Jaeger out to relieve himself, K9 Jaeger pulled away from his handler, slipping his collar and alit after a motor vehicle. The vehicle struck K9 Jaeger, killing him at the scene. The driver of the vehicle was not at fault and was distressed by the occurrence.
