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FROM ONU.EDU__No ethical conundrum is too daunting for the intellectual powerhouses on Ohio Northern University’s Ethics Bowl team. Only the second team in school history to qualify for nationals, the 2025-26 team is set to compete in the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (APPE IEB) ® national competition in St. Louis, Missouri, which takes place March 7-8. MORE at https://www.onu.edu/news/tackling-big-questions

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Compiled by Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following five land transfers took place in the Ada Exempted Village School District in February 2026 as reported on the website of the Hardin County, Ohio auditor Michael T. Bacon  and Hancock County, Ohio auditor Charity Rauschenberg.

ADDRESS - SALE DATE - SALE PRICE - LAND USE - FROM/TO

Residential

4071 TR 35 - 2/19/2026 - $370,000 - Single Family Dwlg - From Troy & Tara Erickson to Timothy Talbert & Jessica Vanfossen

613, 617 & 623 S GILBERT ST - 2/12/2026 - $500,000 - Single Family Dwlgs - To LTE Properties LLC to Jonathan Zweizig

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By Pharmacist Karen Kier
ONU HealthWise

The phrase “say cheese” for photos appears in newspaper articles starting in the 1940s. In 1943, the Oxford English Dictionary cites the phrase being repeated by Joseph E. Davies, who was the United States ambassador (1936-1938) to the Soviet Union and appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Prior to “saying cheese” other words such as prunes, whiskey, and cheese with crackers were used by photographers to get you to smile. 

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FROM FACEBOOK__The Ada Public Library activity calendar for March 2026 has been released, including the following events.

Adult Book Group -- Tuesday, March 3 @ 7pm

History Book Group -- Tuesday, March 10 @ 7pm

STEAM Day (Amphibians & Reptiles) -- Saturday, March 14 @ 1pm

Amish Book Group -- Tuesday, March 17 @ 1pm

Friends of the Library -- Wednesday, March 18 @ 7pm

Tween Art -- Thursday, March 19 @ 3pm

Tween Book Club -- Thursday, March 26 @ 3pm

Beekeeping -- Saturday, March 28 @ 1pm

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Age for admission now determined by the first day of instruction, August 24

FROM FACEBOOK__Ada Kindergarten registration for 2026-27 is open. Registration will need to be completed through FinalForms. Once all forms are complete (and documents have been uploaded) you will be emailed a link to sign up for a screening time. Screenings will be held on May 7 and 8.

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Etta Jane (Kearns) Smith, age 87, of Lewisburg, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Wayne Healthcare, Greenville, Ohio. 

She was born on September 24, 1938, in Foraker, Ohio. Etta was the eighth of twelve children born to the late William and Helen (Ridgeway) Kearns.  In 1958, Etta married Charles Smith, Sr., and he preceded her in death in 2012. 

Etta is survived by her two daughters: Terri Reveron of Silver Springs, MD and Deidre (John) Krumpotich of Ft. Myers, FL; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lorna (Paul) Tripp of Lewisburg. 

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