Meet the Icon dog of the week, Carlos. Carlos is a 4 year old neutered male terrier mix. He weighs 36 pounds. Carlos is available now for his forever home.
To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.
Former Ohio Northern University staff members Monty Siekerman and Alfred Cohoe will share their experiences about Dr. Martin Luther King's talk on the ONU campus in 1968 during a program at 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, in the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.
Bluffton Public Library will host a community conversation and free showing of the film Selma (2014) on March 21 at 5 p.m.
Before the movie, former Ohio Northern University staff members Monty Siekerman and Alfred Cohoe will share their experiences during Dr. King’s talk on ONU’s campus in 1968 (shortly before the events from the film took place).
Ohio Northern junior Alex Pizarro (Boonsboro, Md.) has been named the men’s lacrosse Ohio Athletic Conference defensive player of the week. Pizarro earned the honor for the first time this season and the second time in his career.
The junior goalkeeper faced 21 shots during Northern's 14-3 victory at Immaculata (Pa.) and 17-5 victory at Hanover (Ind.) and only gave up five goals combined in the two games.
Pizarro added six saves and had an impressive .667 save percentage and 3.56 goals against average.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) won titles in the 800-meter and mile runs and was All-American with a third place finish in the 3,000-meter run on the second day of the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the Birmingham Cross Plex.
As a team, the Polar Bears finished third with 30 points, the highest NCAA Championships finish in school history.
ONU junior Emily Hershberger (Jackson Township/Jackson) has been named the Women's Lacrosse Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her efforts on the field last week. The All-OAC honoree earned the honor for the first time in her career.
Hershberger led the defensive unit for ONU with 15 ground balls in Northern's contests against Carthage (Wis.), Sewanee (Tenn.) and Cleary (Mich.).
The junior also forced eight turnovers and won six draw controls to lead ONU.
Chase Sumner, Ada High School senior wrestler, placed at the state wrestling meet for the third consecutive year. (Photo from Ada Bulldogs Facebook). CLICK HERE for a summary of his state competition.
