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Junior Brady Guest (Convoy/Crestview) smashed a two-run home run to cap a three-run fifth inning Sunday afternoon, propelling Ohio Northern past third-seeded Baldwin Wallace 4-2 in game five of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament at Donna J. Newberry Field.

With the victory, the Polar Bears improve to 23-18 overall on the season. In addition, ONU books a spot in the OAC Tournament championship series with fourth-seeded Otterbein this afternoon, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. An "if necessary" game seven is slated for 4:30 p.m. as Northern must defeat the Cardinals twice to repeat as OAC Champions.

The Yellow Jackets drop to 33-10 overall with the loss.

Debunking common myths about vaccines

Note: this article is provided by Ohio Northern University Healthwise Pharmacy.
Myths about vaccines are widespread. These misconceptions often cause people to skip important, potentially life-saving vaccines. 

Check out the truth about these four common vaccine misconceptions:

Myth 1: Vaccines cause autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

There has been a lot of debate about whether vaccines cause autism. Studies to date show no association between vaccines and ASD. One controversial vaccine ingredient was thimerosal, a preservative that contains mercury. However, no link was found between this ingredient and ASD.

Why has Ada never had a woman mayor?

By Leland Crouse
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Excerpt from Small Town Sampler
Betty Miller
1 November, 1989 The Ada Herald

November is a month of politics. As the election returns determine the big city mayors and council winners, often they are women. Small towns in our area have women mayors and women on their town councils. Why has Ada never had a woman mayor? Why is Betty Elzay the first and only woman ever elected to council in our 136 year-history? I decided to go back in our town history and see if I could find some answers.

During pregnancy and breastfeeding

By Jennifer Hohman, MD
Bluffton Hospital
It is common knowledge that smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol can be harmful for an unborn baby. Unfortunately, many people do not realize how dangerous marijuana use can be to a pregnant mother and her baby as well.

Although marijuana is now legal in many states, it does not mean it is safe to use during pregnancy.

Several areas where community members may assist

The Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic board invites community members to assist in several areas of this year’s event, according to Yvonne Bonham and Eva Wolke.

This year's picnic is Saturday, Aug. 10.

Assistance is needed with the:
• parade
• prince and princess event
• hourly prize drawing
• merchants building
• entertainment
• set-up/tear-down

The board invites persons to attend its monthly meetings, which are on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the brick building at the corner of North Park and South Simon.

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Recycled items needed for Ada Public Library Summer Reading 2019:

-Paper Towel Rolls

-Toilet Paper Rolls

-2 liter pop bottles

-20 oz. bottles

-Gatorade bottles

-Cardboard boxes (Amazon boxes for example àany size will be great!)

-[empty] yogurt containers (any size)

-Packing peanuts

All of these items will be used for student Art or S.T.E.M. projects.

Your donations will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you,
Natalie Walton
Youth Services, Ada Public Library

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