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The seventh-seeded Ohio Northern women's basketball team nearly completed an improbable run to the NCAA Division III Tournament Saturday, but fell to top-seeded John Carroll 61-58 in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Finals inside the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center.

Northern ends the season at 15-13 overall after appearing in its third consecutive OAC Tournament Finals, having knocked off second-seeded Baldwin Wallace and third-seeded Marietta to reach the championship game. The Polar Bears became the lowest seed to reach the finals since JCU in 2011, also as a seven seed.

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By Cort Reynolds
The Ada wrestling squad competed in the 15-team Div. III sectional wrestling meet at Lima Central Catholic Friday and Saturday.

Junior heavyweight Noah Arnett finished fifth in the 285 lbs. division. He won two of his four matches, including the fifth-place bout, to end up 16-10 this season.

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Ada school board will hold a meeting and planning session at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28. The meeting is in the board meeting room.,

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March rushes in on Friday and the Ada Public Library is ready for the lion or the lamb. Several events are on the March library calendar, starting with a happy birthday party for Dr. Seuss on March 1 and concluding with a kite-building program on March 29.

Next meeting is after-hours mix and mingle March 20 at The Inn

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The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce continues to grow in membership according to Deb Curlis, director.

Twenty new members joined the chamber in 2018 and so far in 2019 eight new members have joined.

New 2018 members include:
Interim Health Care, Ada VFW, Ada Rotary, Ada Kiwanis, Ada Lions, Alger library, Automated Petroleum, The Attic trunk, Blanchard Valley Health Systems, Kenton Hospital, Hempy Water, Ada Physical Therapy, The Mercantile, Proforma, Community Creations, Mid Ohio, Dear Darling Boutique, Deborah's Shortcakes, Marlene's Cookies, Retro Music and Crimson Lane. 

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Sean Anderson, intervention specialist at Ada schools, has his hands full during Friday's boys' basketball game. And it appears that everyone is having a pretty good time. With Sean are (left) Carlee Anderson, (Middle) Landry White and (Right) Keegan Anderson.

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