In cooperation with Ada schools, the Ada Icon will post each of the Ada High School class of 2020 seniors in the spotlight. Bryce Paul is today's senior in the spotlight.
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has been accepted and registered as a participating site in Mayo Clinic’s Expanded Access Protocol for Convalescent Plasma Program for treatment of patients with COVID-19.
Researchers believe that convalescent plasma (CP), which refers to blood plasma collected from people who have recovered from COVID-19, may help patients with advanced illness from COVID-19. The antibodies in the plasma may have the ability to help patients fight the virus and recover more quickly.
Ada Schools celebrated the retirement of two long-time employees this week. Chris Christopher, bus driver, and Mike Lenhart, buildings and grounds and transportation supervisor. Lenhart will be back this fall in a part-time, support role, helping the new supervisor, Tim Garmon. (From Ada Bulldogs Facebook)
Senior Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and sophomores Andrew Buderer (Oak Harbor) and Nate Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela Saint Joseph) have been named All-America in Indoor Track & Field for 2020 by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Normally, the top eight finishers in each event earn All-America honors by the NCAA.
As this year's NCAA III Indoor Track & Field Championships were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the USTFCCCA is giving its own All-America honors to all athletes that had initially qualified for the championships as announced by the NCAA on Sunday, March 8.
Kenton Hardin Health Department is reporting a new positive case of COVID-19. We have had a case move jurisdictions after further investigation so it still will be our 31st case in the county.
Several Ohio Northern University students have been recognized for their leadership on campus.
The DeBow Freed Award for Outstanding Student Leadership as an Undergraduate Student is presented annually to one male and one female student from each undergraduate class. The award recognizes recipients for their positive leadership in the campus community.
The first awards were presented in 1999 and are named in honor of the former president and president emeritus of the university, who dedicated his life to the virtue of servant leadership.
