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Junior Ryan Tatman (West Chester/Lakota East) finished 29th out of 87 golfers to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a ninth place finish at the Mount Saint Joseph Spring Invitational Saturday and Sunday at the Golf Course at Yankee Trace.

The Polar Bears (14-33 overall) rallied from a 10th place standings after the first round to finish ninth out of 13 teams with a 336-323—659.

Linda M. Stephens, 65, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 6:40 a.m. at her residence in Belle Center.

She was born on May 7, 1953, in Lima, Ohio to Myron and Ora E. (Allen) Harpster.  Her father Myron Harpster and her mother Ora E. Joyce preceded her in death. On March 9, 1970, Linda married Joseph P. Stephens and he survives in Belle Center.

Linda retired from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office after working for 19 years as a dietary supervisor.  She enjoyed cooking and baking pies.  She also enjoyed flower gardening and fishing.

Helen M. Hadding, 82, died on Monday, March 25, 2019 at 12:08 p.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born on Feb. 26, 1937, in McGuffey, Ohio, to the late Neal and Marie Ella (Gates) Legge.  Helen married Arthur C. Hadding, Jr on March 17, 1953, and he preceded her in death in February 2015. 

Helen retired in 1999 from Rudolph Food in Westminster. 

Les Thede creates wooden sculpture as a memorial to his wife

“Sunburst over Northern,” a wooden sculpture, was dedicated on March 22 in the atrium of the ONU Dicke College of Business Administration.

Dr. Les Thede created the wooden sculpture as a memorial to his wife, Diane. She retired as an administrative assistant at ONU after working there 26 years. She was a member of the ONU Women’s Book Club and Bridge Club. She died May 1, 2018.

Dr. Thede is a retired ONU electrical engineering professor. In 2000 he began creating furniture. His company is EverLasting Furniture (ELF).

Cold steel, as in railroad freight cars, and warm spring skies with trees not yet in bloom are an odd mix for an otherwise artistic scene. This scenes shows the rail siding across from the ONU campus.

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office released the following reports from the Ada Police Department, covering March 23 to March 26. The reports are attached.

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