Mercy Health, a Catholic health ministry serving Ohio and Kentucky announces that it will serve as the exclusive Official Health Care Partner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) for three years. OHSAA promotes the values of participation in interscholastic athletics as an integral part of a student's educational experience.
Ohio Northern University’s VITA tax preparation program recognized
for proficiency while providing service-learning experience
Ohio Northern University’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program was recently recognized by the Beta Alpha Psi national accounting and finance honorary for processing the most tax returns per member for the 2017 tax year.
The VITA program provides both community service for area residents and career preparation for Ohio Northern students.
In terms of community service, the VITA Program offers free tax help to persons who generally make $55,000 or less who need assistance in preparing their tax returns.
Five presenters are announced for the Friday, March 29, Girls Empowerment Conference luncheon at The Inn on the ONU campus.
This is the fourth annual Women LEAD event. This year’s keynote presentation is a celebration of outstanding Hardin County Women’s Professionals sharing their perspective on life, success and living passionately.
Speakers are:
• Sally Hendrick
Superintendent, Ridgemont Local Schools
• Ann Hamilton-Donnelly
Executive assistant to the president, Ohio Northern University
• Kate Wingfield
Leadership and personal coach, Wingfield Enterprises
Put on your thinking caps. Come up with a sentence using the word "devote." It's one of three of Wilson's Outstanding Words at Ada Elementary this month. Second grader Aubry Jordan answered it this way (we've paraphrased it): "It means, say someone devotes their free time to working on a computer."
Breaion Shanique King will participate in a panel discussion to address “Traffic Stop,” the HBO documentary about her violent arrest, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 in the McIntosh Center activities room at Ohio Northern University. The event is free and open to the public.
King was slammed to the ground by the arresting officer when she was stopped for speeding in Austin, Texas, in June 2016. Austin police Chief Art Acevedo later apologied to King for the incident and pledged to initiate a series of administrative investigations and increased training.
