Ada's latest news

Ohio Northern University alumna and former Ada resident Jennifer Collins has earned the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Theatre at The Ohio State University. 

Dr. Collins was one of the 11,700 total graduates who received diplomas in commencement ceremonies held at the Shoe on the OSU campus in Columbus.

She is the daughter of Margaret (Peg) Riggle Collins and Ada Icon photographer Dr. Ken Collins.

 T.J. Storer, an ONU junior,(Loveland/Moeller) has been named Second Team All-America by D3Baseball.com as a relief pitcher.

This marks the second consecutive season Storer has earned All-American status as a relief pitcher.

In 2016, Storer was named Third Team All-America.

This season Storer set an Ohio Northern single season record with 14 saves and led the nation with 14 saves.

He was a perfect 14-for-14 as a closer for the Polar Bears and is a perfect 27-for-27 during his career as a closer.

The junior owns the single season and career saves records at Ohio Northern.

Where we stand on global warming and the Paris climate agreement

Humphrey Bogart was wrong when, in Casablanca, he said: "We'll always have Paris." As of June 1, 2017, the world has turned. We won't have Paris.

We will, however, stand firm with the following opinions on Paris (and global warming).  The following is from NASA on climate change. CLICK HERE TO VIEW IT.

Observations throughout the world make it clear that climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that the greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver.

Named a Tree Campus USA

FROM ONU ART AND DESIGN FACEBOOK - This past spring, for the seventh time, Ohio Northern University was named a Tree Campus USA by the non-profit Arbor Day Foundation.

Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota Motor North America Inc., honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation.

To obtain this recognition, Ohio Northern met the five core standards for sustainable campus forestry required by Tree Campus USA, including:

A grinder takes up the pavement on part of North Johnson Street on Thursday afternoon as the 2017 village road improvement gets underway. For a list of roads to be resurfaced, CLICK HERE. (Photo by Monty Siekerman) The second photos shows road work on East Montford. (Ken Collins photo)

Natalie Garver Walton - Ada Public Library youth services coordinator

By Darlene Bowers
It’s a sunny morning in Ada. A spider rests on a young woman’s hand as a ladybug adorns her index finger. She captures the attention of a roomful of toddlers as she reads aloud from one of the thousands of books she’s grown to love.

She knows many of the stories by heart. It’s afternoon now. You hear her cheery voice lilting with encouragement as she explains to a youngster why eating candy near books that are shared with others is not a good idea.

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