Participating in the Ada Family Medicine groundbreaking are (from left) Jon Cross, Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance; County Commissioner Brice Beaman; Ada Mayor Dave Retterer; Tara Miller, director of primary care at St. Rita's Professional Services; Mark Jarvis, developer; Ronda Lehman, COO St. Rita's Professional Services; Herb Schumm, president of St Rita's Professional Services; Deb Curlis, Ada Chamber president; Bob Baxter, St Rita's president and CEO.
The Economist has ranked Ohio Northern University first among Ohio’s four-year liberal arts schools, and third overall in the state, in its first-ever set of college rankings. ONU placed 166 out of the more than 1,200 schools from across the nation.
ONU, which ranked in the 87th percentile, placed third behind Columbus College of Art and Design and the Cleveland Art Institute in Ohio.
Juvenile Court Judge Zimmerman, from Shelby County, was guest speaker at the Ada Kiwanis Club last week.
Zimmerman is a graduate of O.N.U., as is his wife and three of their children.
He was joined by Amy Simindinger, who is the liaison between the Shelby County juvenile court and the schools.
Simindinger and Zimmerman visit schools to educate young people about the dangers of misusing cellphones.
Simindinger spoke about a Shelby County program called IMPACT (Imagine Making Positive Accountable Changes Together). She helped start the program in 2011 and the program is supported completely by the United Way.
Five veterans who are members of the Hardin County Democrat Central and Executive Committees were honored at the Nov. 11 meeting of those groups.
Lee Kellogg served in the Army from 1944-1946 and had a tour of duty in Europe; Miles Sheldon served in the Army from 1952-1954 and had a tour of duty in Korea; Joe Cook served in the Army from 1957-1965; Russell Frost served in the Army from 1957-1960; and Russell Ludwig served in the Air Force in Vietnam. He enlisted in 1967 and served for 27 ½ years including many years in the Reserves in Toledo.
The committee members showed their appreciation for their service and they were each presented with a small United States flag.
Women of all ages are invited to the Hardin County Homemaker’s Christmas Program, “Christmas in the Making,” on Tuesday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. –2:30 p.m., sponsored by the Hardin County Homemaker’s Council & Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County Office.
Cost for the program and luncheon is $10 per person. Cost for the program only is $5 per person.
The program will be held at Ada First United Methodist Church, 301 N. Main St. Ada, Ohio. Lunch will provided by the Ada First United Methodist Church Women. The menu for the luncheon is ham loaf, cheesy potatoes, salad, Black Forest dessert and beverages.
Best Value Schools has ranked Ohio Northern University No. 9 in its “30 Best Value Colleges and Universities in Ohio 2015” rankings published at bestvalueschools.com.
Best Value Schools assigns a numerical score to each school after evaluating graduation rate, net price and 20-year return on investment. After adding the points, the rankings give each university a final score out of 200.
The top 30 schools in the rankings have scores ranging from 91 to 164, and each has something different to offer in terms of its cost, quality and reputation. ONU finished with a final score of 128.43.
