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Tiptoe through the pumpkins. The Ada Public Library held its annual visit to Suter’s in Pandora on Tuesday. The event included a hayride and picking out a pumpkin to take home.

(Ada Public Library Facebook photo)

Saturday's Match Preview: The Ohio Northern women's soccer team returns home Saturday afternoon as the Polar Bears play host to the Thomas More (Ky.) Saints in nonconference action ... Match time is set for 1 p.m. at Kerscher Stadium in Ada ... Ohio Northern enters this weekend's competition sporting a 4-2-0 overall record and riding a current four-game win streak.

The current show at the Elzay Gallery of Art is titled “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-based Inequality, Violence and Discrimination.” Gallery hours are daily from 1–4:30 p.m.

LIVONIA, Mich. - ​Madonna University President Michael Grandillo, an ONU graduate, joined Athletics Director Scott Kennell at Thursday’s news conference to announce that the university will add football to its intercollegiate athletics program, bringing the total offerings to 20 teams.

The Crusaders compete in the 12-school Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. This is the ninth sport added under Grandillo’s leadership, following the addition of eight teams in 2015.

Saturday's Contest: Saturday's contest is ONU's first road game of the 2018 season and is Homecoming at OU. ONU is 534-492-36 in 124 seasons of play, a winning percentage of .518. ONU is riding a solid 5-game winning streak, which includes the final two games of 2017.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul: Paul is in his 15th season at ONU with a 99-48 record. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history. He is 139-60 in 18 seasons overall and is 11-3 against OU.

OU head coach Tim Doup: Doup is in his 7th season at OU with a 34-28 record. He is 1-5 against ONU.

By Cort Reynolds

VAN BUREN - The Ada boys soccer team was shut out 3-0 at Van Buren Thursday evening.

The loss dropped the Bulldog record to 5-3 overall and 1-1 in NCOSA play.

Keeper Drew Hadley was credited with 14 saves in goal for Ada.

The Bulldogs (1-0 NWC) visit league-leading Bluffton (5-0-3, 3-0 NWC) Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. under the lights.

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