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The following Principal’s List and Honor Roll have been announced for Upper Scioto Valley Jr High and High School for the first nine weeks of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Principal’s List (4.00-3.85)

Seniors: Austin Ferryman, Ivie Gonzalez, Drew Leonard, Noah McCoy, Grace Michels, Mali Peoples, Jase Prater, Benjamin Tidd

Juniors: Raegan Castle, Makenzie Firebaugh, Landon Gipson, Audrey Lawrence, Tanner McDowell, Lauren Moore, Jesse Prater, Michael Stansbery, Lauren Thompson, Macain Underwood, Payten Whitaker

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By Brady Ziegler, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
ONU Healthwise Pharmacy 

Shock rock artist Alice Cooper released a song titled Poison on July 17, 1989. The song hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and #2 in the United Kingdom. Cooper was fascinated with horror movies and remembers watching them around Halloween. The horror genre influenced much of his work. 

Are nicotine pouches creating a horror picture for poisonings in the United States?

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MEDIA RELEASE__Apollo Career Center recently issued the first quarter honor roll for 2025-2026 school year including the following Ada High School students:

A Honor Roll:
Tyrese McGraw, Caleb Nash, Ryan Nichols, Brody Rister, Tania Rollerson, Braden Smith

A/B Honor Roll:
Alainee Buxton, Trevor Dirmeyer, Brenden Downing, Kylie Fenner, Jude Griffin, Michael Harris, Ashley Hevlin, Addyson Kin, Evan Miller, Grady Morgan, Lydia Phillips, Izabella Ratliff, Karlie Rockhill, Claire Stuber

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Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

The Ohio Department of Development and Area Agency on Aging 3 want to remind older Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps Ohioans at or below 175% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a household of up to eight members and 60% of State Median Income for a household of nine or more members to pay their heating bills.

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Ohio voters support solar farms, multi-family housing, and marijuana/cannabis dispensaries, but have mixed views on AI/data centers

NOV 5 MEDIA RELEASE__The Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) at Ohio Northern University has released the Northern Poll, a survey of Ohioans dedicated to providing cutting-edge insights on public opinion on “backyard issues.” This poll covered four zoning issues: solar farms, multi-family housing, marijuana/cannabis dispensaries, and AI/data centers.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

In the November 4, 2025, Ada Exempted Village Schools election for two school board members, candidates with the most votes were Jay Salyer (456 total) and Kyle Poling (386 total) in unofficial results posted by the Hardin County Board of Elections and Hancock County Board of Elections.

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