Ada Ministerial Association will host the 2017 Ada High School baccalaureate service at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 24, in English Chapel on the ONU campus.
Tom Garmon is this year's speaker.
The service is open to the public and all graduating seniors and their families.
Special music will be provided by senior choir and band members. At the close of the service, pastors will pray over and for the graduates.
There will be refreshments in the foyer area of the chapel following the service.
John C. Williams, age 87, died on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 8:47 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada.
He was born on November 17, 1929 in Allen County, Ohio to Robert and Edna (Archer) Williams, who preceded him in death. On January 31, 1981 John married Cleo E. DeLong who preceded him in death on June 11, 2016.
John worked as a Postmaster with the U.S. Postal Service.
ADA — Three members of the Ohio Northern women's tennis team were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference for 2016-17 in voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches.
Junior Lynn Kelly (Mason) and sophomore Ashley Ochsenhirt (Brimingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) were named First Team All-OAC.
Senior Christina Corbean (Dayton/Oakwood) was a Second Team All-Conference honoree.
Kelly is now a two-time All-OAC award winner as she was also a First Team All-OAC pick as a freshman in 2014-15.
This season, Kelly went 5-2 at Nos. 1 and 2 singles and 8-3 at No. 1 doubles, while battling a series of nagging injuries.
ADA — Ohio Northern won the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's All-Sports Trophy for the 2016-17 season.
This marks the second consecutive title and the 11th crown overall for the Polar Bear women's teams.
ONU edged Mount Union 80.00-79.25 on the strength of OAC titles in volleyball, soccer, basketball and outdoor track and field.
Northern also finished second in tennis and indoor track and field and was third in golf and swimming and diving.
The cross country team was fourth and the softball team finished fifth, giving ONU upper-division finishes in 10 of the 11 OAC sponsored sports in 2016-17.
