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Ohio Northern University reports that its Fall ’21 enrollment and retention numbers have markedly risen, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

  • Overall enrollment rose 10.7%, to 3,116 students, the most attending since Fall 2015.
  • First-year students total 738. They represent the largest freshman cohort in 13 years.
  • First-year retention for the Fall 2020 cohort was 87%, the highest rate since Fall 2013.

Administrators find several factors contributed to ONU’s strong enrollment and retention numbers:

Tickets for The ONU Holiday Spectacular at the Freed Center go on sale Oct. 4, 2021 (or before Oct. 4 for Angel for the Arts members). Tickets for Veteran's Memorial Civic & Convention Center performances go on sale at the end of October. https://www.onu.edu/event/onu-holiday-spectacular

By Cort Reynolds

Ada sophomore Jillian Hazelton competed at the Van Wert County Health Cross Country Invitational meet Saturday, September 25.

Due to team illnesses, she was the lone Bulldog able to participate.

Hazelton finished 99th out of 112 runners in the girls race. She covered the 3.1-mile course in 28:41.7.

"Despite not being her best time of the season, I'm so glad to see Jilli consistently well under the 30-minute mark this year because last year our goal was always trying to break 30," said Ada head coach Josh Klein. 

Buckeye East Coffee Shop, 123 E Buckeye Ave, celebrated a Grand Opening on Saturday, September 25 with a ribbon cutting ceremony courtesy of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Dave Retterer did the honors and a ceremonial and functional broom was presented to the owners.

NASA engineer Courtney M. (Hetrick) Schkurko, BSEE ’13 and Kevin J. Saghy, BA ’07, a social media specialist, have been selected to receive Ohio Northern University’s 2021 William L. Robinson Young Alumni awards during homecoming weekend.

The ONU Alumni Association established the award to honor individuals who have graduated from the University within the last 15 years and who demonstrate passion and loyalty toward their profession, community and alma mater.

Schkurko and Saghy will be recognized during ceremonies prior to ONU’s Oct. 2 Homecoming football game.

The Ada Exempted Village School Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 to accept the resignation of a board member.

The meeting will be located in the board room and is a confidential executive session to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official, or the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual, unless the public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual requests a public hearing.

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