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Women's tennis to open 2013-14 season at St. Francis (Ind.)

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern women's tennis team will open its 2013-14 season on Sept. 11 at St. Francis (Ind.) at 3 pm.

The Polar Bears will also participate in the Oberlin Invitational on Sept. 13-15 and the ITA Central Region Championships from Sept. 20-22 in their fall season.

Northern opens its spring campaign on Feb. 1 with a visit to regional foe Kalamazoo (Mich.) at 9 am.

The Polar Bears will take on Eastern (Pa.) on Mar. 2, St. Benedict (Minn.) on Mar. 3 and Moravian (Pa.) on Mar. 4 on their annual Spring Break trip to Tampa, Fla.

The OAC season begins on Mar. 22 when Northern travels to Heidelberg for a 1 pm match.

Pew: Internet now leading news source for Americans under 50

 

It's not exactly a surprise, but now we have data. According to the Pew Research Center's biennial media attitudes survey, the internet is now the leading source of national and international news for Americans under age 50.

And the younger you are, the more likely you'll turn to the internet first for news.

Ada school superintendent explains changes in Ohio school performance ratings

The State of Ohio is changing the ways it measures and rates the performance of Ohio's schools and school districts. The following column, by Dr. Suzanne Darmer, Ada school superintendent, is copied from the Ada school website. It addresses those changes.                                                                 

Dear Ada School Community:

Ohio is making changes to the way it measures and rates the performance of its schools and districts.

When's the next Bulldog athletic event? Here's the answer

When is the next athletic contest involving an Ada school team? Where is the game? What time does it start?

For all Ada school athletic events, click the school athletic calendar. Click here to access it.

Police docket for August 12-18

August 12


  • Handled Trespassing Complaint on Lincoln

  • Traffic stop Warning for No Headlights
  • 
Handled Unwanted Person Complaint on W North, Report taken for Info Only

  • Handled Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle Complaint, Report taken
  • 
Assist Other Agency

  • Traffic stop Warning for Speed & No License Plate lights

  • Assist EMS on W Lima Ave

  • Traffic stop Warning for No Headlights
  • 
Traffic stop Warning for Turn Signal

August 13


Ted Stephens was a 1960 Ohio Northern graduate

Clayton "Ted" Stephens, age 75, died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at 8:40 p.m. at his residence in Linthicum Heights, MD.

He was born on September 15, 1937 in Magoffin County, Kentucky to Ed and Leatha (Howard) Stephens and they preceded him in death. On June 26, 1960 he married Brenda Collett and she survives in Linthicum Heights, MD.

Ted retired as an electrical engineering manager from Northrop Grumman Co. Annapolis, Maryland. He was a member of the Linthicum Heights United Methodist Church. Ted was a 1956 graduate of Hardin Northern High School and a 1960 graduate of Ohio Northern University College of Engineering.

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