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All the safety precautions are in place at The Inn at ONU. Even the holiday greeter in the lobby. Traditionally, The Inn displays one of the community's most attractive holiday arrangements. Here are two additional photos.

In-person and online event off includes jewelry, postage stamps, coin, silverware and many other items

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Many items from the DeBow Freed trust and the late Catherine Freed will be in a public auction at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Among those items include jewelry, postage stamps, coins and silverware items.

The auction is through the firm of Apple Tree Auction Center, 1625 W. Church St. Newark, Ohio.

To view the items in the auction click here.

The auction will be both an 'in-person' and online live auction. People may view items and bid online, as well as in person. 

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David T. Allen, 56, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at 5:06 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

He was born on Aug. 15, 1964, in Lima, to Kash and Patricia (Thompson) Allen. His father survives in Alger and his mother preceded him in death.

David was a truck driver. He formerly attended the Alger First United Methodist Church.  David enjoyed riding his motorcycle and had a love for music.

Also surviving is his children: David K. Allen of Alger and Melanie (Kyle) Albert of Forest; three grandchildren; his girlfriend, Ruth Cramer of Alger; and two sisters: Debbie (Ronald) Frazier of Ada and Julia (Steve) McClure of Alger.

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With Ada school students returning to classes on Dec. 7, the school menus are now available from Dec. 7 to the last day of the 2020 school year, Dec. 18.

Click here to view the menu.

Katey Stuart assumes the reins of the Ada swim program • She will get coaching help from Zach Beaschler

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Story and photos by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Bulldog varsity swim team has a new coach with a familiar face this winter in an Ada native.

Former Bulldog and Ohio Northern University swimmer Katey Stuart assumes the reins of the Ada swim program this season.

Stuart is a pharmacy major at ONU, and has finished her eligibility for the Polar Bear swim team. She will get coaching help from former Ada swimmer Zach Beaschler.

Due to the pandemic, for the first time in almost 20 years the team is unable to practice at the ONU natatorium. Instead, the squad has to practice at the Kenton YMCA.

K-3 return five days a week • 4-12 returns in hybrid model

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Ada students will return to classroom learning on Monday, Dec. 7, in two different models. Those are explained in this story from the school website.

After several weeks of remote learning, the state, county, and our community are still experiencing a rise in the number of positive Covid cases and quarantines. 

However, we feel that we need to safely get our students back in the building and with their teachers. 

Our experience with contact tracing has shown that each positive student case has resulted in 10-20 quarantines each time. 

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