By Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In September of 1982, Billy Joel released his single titled Pressure. The song hit number 20 on the charts in the United States. The lyrics describe the pressure one applies when trying to write or create to support themselves. In Billy Joel’s career, he has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards and has won 5. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and received Kennedy Center Honors in 2013.
Is there science behind using beets to help control blood pressure?
My Mom’s apple pie is definitely among the top five Pyzik family recipes that I continue to make for both flavor and nostalgia. So when Bluffton’s America 250 committee announced an apple pie-making contest, I was all in.
But when was the last time I made Mom’s apple pie? It had been a while. I was relieved to put my hands on the old paper copy of the pie crust recipe and the baking instructions from my older edition of the Joy of Cooking. I have both cookbooks because my favorite brownie recipe isn’t in the later edition.
Pictured above, L-R) Hanley Wheeler, BSPh ’82;Angela Phares, BS ’08;Josh Barrickman, BSBA ’97, CFA; Dr. Karen Kier, BSPh ’82; Doug Leuthold, BSCE ’76, Judge William Zimmerman, BA ’75, JD ’79
FROM ONU.EDU/NEWS__Ohio Northern University celebrated six exceptional graduates during its 2026 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend, presenting them with Distinguished Alumni Awards in recognition of their outstanding professional achievements and dedicated service to their alma mater. The Alumni Service Award will be bestowed at a later date.
FROM ADA POLICE DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK__[On Wednesday, September 30] someone spoofing the phone number for the Ada Police Department attempted to scam an individual claiming they represented our department.
If you receive a call from our office and someone attempts to obtain money from you or claims that you have warrants or charges pending that need to be taken care of, please hang up and dial 419-634-0010 and request to speak with an officer.
On September 29, 2026, Debbie lost her battle with leukemia and was called home by her eternal father, but not before stopping at the rainbow bridge and getting her walking buddy Kody. Together again, they’ll meet the Lord with smiling faces.
Debbie was born on September 7, 1959, in Russell, KY, to James Brown and Mary (Bradley) Brown. Debbie graduated from Greenup County High School in 1977 and from Ohio University in 1989 and eventually achieved a master's plus 30 degree.
