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Plumbers, Pipefitters & Service Technicians Local 776 is featured in the March 2015 issue of UA Journal, the union’s national magazine.

The article is titled, “The Value of the Tripartite Approach for Local 776 in Lima, Ohio” and it highlights the strong working relationship between Local 776, local industries and contractors.

Local 776 Business Manager Mike Knisley credits this tripartite approach for the union’s success.

ONU Recycles, the student recycling club, is hosting an electronics drive Monday, April 20, to Wednesday, April 22, in honor of Earth Week 2015, according to Jennifer Kunkler Donley, faculty advisor to the club.

This drive is open to the campus as well as the community. Most all electronics will be accepted (excluding TVs, lightbulbs and alkaline batteries). 

The drop-off site will be at McIntosh Center on Ohio Northern’s campus from  11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the tables across from the dining hall. 

What to do about the beautiful, white-blooming pear trees along Main Street downtown?

This issue was discussed at a public meeting Tuesday evening at the United Methodist Church. About 30 people attended, Including city officials and members of the tree commission as well as business property owners and store managers.

Some of the pear trees are in decline due to fire blight. Discussion centered around replacement tree varieties, whether to plant all the same variety or several kinds, and whether to replant all the trees (there are 68 of them) at the same time or replant them over several years.

Various opinions were voiced; no consensus was reached.

Law enforcement and pharmacy students teamed up for Medical Disposal Day in Ada on Saturday.

Forty-two people showed up to safely dispose of unwanted or expired medical supplies, mostly drugs. Some drugs can safely be flushed down the drain while others cannot because water plant filtration systems cannot fully treat them.

Pharmacy students helping are from the Academy of Students of Pharmacy. They worked with the sheriff, his deputies and Volunteers in Police Service.

Liberty National Bank is looking to help in the fight against Identity Theft and fraud by sponsoring a Free Shred Your Documents Week that allows community members to safely dispose of sensitive documents.

“We are proud to offer this service free of charge as a way to give back to our communities,” said Ronald Zimmerly, president and CEO.

Liberty National Bank’s Free Shred Your Documents Week will be Monday, May 4 – Friday, May 8t, at all of Liberty National Bank’s office locations.

An update on the Ada Municipal Swimming Pool is on Wednesday's Community Improvement Corp (CIC) agenda.

CIC meets at noon in the Dean's Heritage Room in the McIntosh Center at ONU. Jamie Hall will provide an update on the pool improvement project.

The meeting is open to the publicl

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