OCT 7 MEDIA RELEASE__OhioHealth is excited to announce a significant $8.5 million renovation project for the operating suite at Hardin Memorial Hospital, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare access and quality for the Kenton community.
The renovation will feature cutting-edge surgical equipment and the modernization of two operating rooms. Additionally, the project will aesthetically enhance two other OR suites, one of which will serve as a future procedural room, while the other will function as sterile storage.
OCT 8 MEDIA RELEASE__Get ready to place your bets and party in your derby best! The United Way of Hardin County invites the community to "A Night at the Races," a spirited and stylish fundraising event taking place on Friday, October 25th, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at The Varsity Venue, 214 W. Franklin St., Kenton, OH.
Hayley Chambers, a first-year student at Ohio Northern University, won the Congressional Art Competition for Ohio Congressional District 4. But when her painting never reached Washington, D.C. as expected. Read about the search for "All That Jazz" HERE.
PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen / CLICK gallery to enlarge and view at your own pace
By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School volleyball team swept a three-setter over visiting traditional rival Upper Scioto Valley in their non-conference regular season finale on Tuesday, October 7. The evening was also celebrated as Senior Night.
Ada improved to 15-7 after the decisive 25-16, 25-17, 25-13 victory.
USV fell to 4-16 after the loss.
Junior Brooklynn Andreasen led Ada by nailing 11 kills and coming up with four digs.
FROM FACEBOOK__A benefit is being held at 4:00 p.m. on October 11 at the Ada VFW for Myla Bodine. Organizers note, "We are coming together as a community to support Myla Bodine, a bright and kind 13-year-old girl who recently experienced the unimaginable—the sudden and unexpected loss of her father, Bryan Bodine.
"This benefit is being held to help ease the financial and emotional burden that comes with such a tragic loss. His passing has left a tremendous void in her life and the lives of those who loved him."
On October 6 NBC's Today Show featured a story on Ada's Wilson Football factory at 517 E Highland Ave. Reporter Kaylee Hartung tries her hand at all the steps that go into making a football by hand--and learns how much skill and experience it takes to make NFL footballs to the factory's exacting standards.
