By Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
MEDIA RELEASE_Lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America. Indigenous men of the Iroquois nation in New York and Canada were known to play lacrosse as a medicine game starting centuries ago. In 1972, the International Federation of Women’s Lacrosse Association was formed, with the men’s International Lacrosse Federation starting in 1972. The two groups merged in 2008.
JUNE 3 MEDIA RELEASE__Following months of coordinated planning, WGTE Public Media and WBGU-TV today announced a new broadcasting partnership that will provide continued delivery of trusted PBS programming for viewers across northwest Ohio.
Beginning July 1, WGTE Public Media will assume broadcasting responsibilities for PBS programming from WBGU, following the conclusion of the station’s PBS affiliation.
ADA __Two Ada High School baseball players received All-Blanchard Valley Conference honors in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.
Bulldog junior shortstop/pitcher Wes Mowery earned honorable mention all-league notice. Mowery led the team with a .377 batting average. He collected 23 hits, five doubles and 14 runs batted in. He also stole nine bases and struck out 26 batters in 24 innings pitching.
Versatile Ada freshman pitcher/catcher/shortstop Robert Shanks received honorable mention all-conference status. Shanks hit .370 with 18 RBI and 18 runs.
MEDIA RELEASE_The Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program in Hardin County will host their annual ‘An Evening Garden Affair’ on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, from 6:00-8:00 PM.
The program will feature an educational presentation about native plants by speaker Chad Carrell of The Native Pathways Nursery and Hancock Park District. Participants will learn what native plants are, why they are important, why they should be planted, and how to incorporate them into their own landscapes.
