Allison Dotson, a 2019 Ada High School graduate is the full-time recipient of this year's Arthur and Marian Rudd Scholarship, making her a Rudd scholar.
The scholarship is renewable for four years. At current tuition levels, the full scholarship will be worth about $7,553 per year and $30,212 over the life of the scholarship.
Allison was one of five recipients of The Ohio State University at Lima scholarship. She was the only student to receive a full scholarship. The other four received half-tuition scholarships.
Mister Pickles travelling show comes to the Alger Public Library at 4 p.m., Saturday, June 18. He brings his own brand of music, magic, and laughter for a family friendly event.
This event is meant for all age ranges. For more information, visit the library website. The library is located at W. 100 Wagner St., Alger.
Sen. Sherrod Brown was one of many members of the US Senate who co-sponsored a resolution recognizing Senior Corps Volunteers for over 50,000,000 hours served in 2018 of direct service through more than 23,000 nonprofit, educational, and faith-based community groups nationwide.
Senior Corps is a network of national service programs for Americans 55 years and older, made up of three primary programs that each take a different approach to improving lives and fostering civic engagement.
Senior Corps volunteers commit their time to address critical community needs including academic tutoring and mentoring, elderly care, disaster relief support, and more.
Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center announces construction of an education center designed to train new physicians.
With the support of local donors, St. Rita’s will soon begin construction on a 48,000-square-foot education center to be built on the corner of Market and Collett streets.
“St. Rita’s has a rich history of bringing needed health care to our patients and medical advancements to our community,” said Bob Baxter, president, Mercy Health – Toledo and Lima. “We now look to the future and our commitment to further the care of the Lima region through the recruitment and education of our next generation of medical professionals.”
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada Alligators beat Shawnee in their season-opener at home Thursday, June 6.
Ada won the combined team meet score, 415-192. The Gator boys triumphed 247-99 while the Alligator girls lost a close bout, 193-168.
J.J. Spyker (boys 11-12 age bracket) and Lily Baumgartner (girls 11-12) each won three races to pace Ada to victory.
Gators winning two events were: Landon Stahler (boys 11-12); Charlie Spyker and Tommy Spyker (boys 15-18); Joey Spyker (boys 13-14); Carlie Oldfield (girls 13-14); and Tim Chrissobolis (boys 9-10).
