By Monty Siekerman
Ada High School won MakerFest among 30 schools that competed Friday at Apollo Career Center.
MakerFest organizers presented the trophy to the school and medals to the individual winners Tuesday during the lunch hour in the school cafeteria.
Ada won the STEM competition which consisted of 17 challenges in science, technology, engineering, and math. Examples of STEM challenges are business simulation, build a tower, and network assembly. Over 1,300 students competed in this year.
Ada finished the day with four gold medals, four silver medals, and four bronze medals in the competition.
Blanchard Valley Hospital is proud to announce that it has been named one of Becker's Hospital Review's "100 Great Community Hospitals" in the United States. This is the fourth time that the organization has received this distinction.
This award comes on the heels of BVH being named among the nation's 100 Top Hospitals for the sixth time by IBM Watson Health, a leading provider of data-driven analytics and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care.
A special Ada Village Council meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Council chambers on the second floor of the City Building, 115 W. Buckeye Ave. The meeting is to discuss the refuse contract and consider the second reading of the ordinance about the refuse collection system and regulate solid waste and recycling disposal in the village.
Finding victims and mapping roads that are open in hurricanes or earthquakes, mapping algae blooms in Lake Erie, and helping farmers learn of insects or diseases in crops
About 100 geographers from Ohio and Michigan colleges met at ONU on Oct. 19 to learn the latest in the field.
Faculty members, students and professionals heard presentations about the fast evolving field, such as finding victims and mapping roads that are open in hurricanes or earthquakes, mapping algae blooms in Lake Erie, and helping farmers learn of insects or diseases in crops.
Dr. Katy Rossiter, ONU assistant professor of geography in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Jimmy Wilson, assistant professor of management and geography in the College of Business Administration, coordinated the day-long conference.
