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The Ohio Northern wrestling team will hold a Toys for Tots drive during the 34th Annual ONU Invitational on Saturday.

The invitational will take place in the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse and will begin at 9 am.

Fans who donate a new toy, still in its original box, will gain free entry to the invitational.

Tickets for the event are $6 for adults and $4 for students.

All proceeds from the tournament will also be donated to Toys for Tots.

Toys for Tots is a national charitable organization that annually collects toys to give to needy children around the United States, specific to the area in which they are collected.

Do you have an outstanding fine at the Ada Public Library? This is the month to settle your account. All you need to do is to make a donation to the foot box. Stop in to the library for details.

Citing increased customer demand for its products in the Midwest region of the U.S., Sekisui Plastics USA, Inc., (SPUS) has chosen Kenton  as the location for its new $5.2 million manufacturing facility.  

Scheduled to come online in July, 2015, the plant will initially produce foam products molded mainly from Piocelan® hybrid moldable foam resin, for use in automotive parts, baby seat core parts, and other industrial markets such as protective packaging. 

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) officially recognizes Ada resident, Richard Gainey, as Santa Claus.

The BMV recently picked Gainey’s license plate “ST NIK” as its fifth “What’s on Your Plate?” winner.

Gainey will soon be featured on the BMV’s Web site, Facebook and Twitter pages. He will also receive a decorative license plate with the personalization of his choice.

“Santa” Gainey, was selected for his personalized plate “ST NIK.” In his other life, he is a Professor of Multimedia Journalism at Ohio Northern University. 

As you know, Christmas trees come in all sizes. Here's perhaps the tallest Christmas tree in Ada this season. It's in the lobby of The Freed Center for Performing Arts at Ohio Northern University.

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Are your grandparents in this photo?

Were you ever an Ada High School yearbook staff member?The book is one of the longest annual traditions in the community.

Here's a photo of the staff 60 yearbooks ago. Many of the last names are familiar in Ada today, while some are no longer familiar.

You will find the names of the staff members under the photo.

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