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Ohio Northern University in Ada welcomed a new president to start the month of July. Dr. Melissa Baumann said she can't wait to welcome the students back to campus this fall, “I look forward, and maybe I hesitate to say this,  but to shaking every single incoming freshman’s hand and greeting their parents, because I know, I have two daughters myself, it is so hard to drop them off at […]

The Bellefontaine Police Department is hiring two, part-time police dispatchers.   The pay is $17.35/Hour.   Work weeks will include a minimum of 24 hours of duty, with an opportunity for more hours.   Dispatchers are the first point of contact for nearly all police and fire calls.   Successful applicants will be provided the necessary training and coached by the department's full-time staff.   No experience is necessary to apply.  You must be at […]

Fatalities Decreased Over 4th of July Holiday COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 16 people lost their lives in 16 traffic crashes during the July Fourth reporting period, which began Friday, July 1 and ended Monday, July 4. Impairment was determined to be a factor in four of those crashes. Troopers made 444 arrests for impaired driving and 239 for drug-related charges. The Patrol responded to 559 […]

The Hardin Wellness Center has planted a Community Garden on the Hardin Memorial Hospital campus in Kenton. The hospital’s Clinical Dietician and Diabetes Educator, Deanna Carey, said the food grown in the garden is a great way to eat healthy within any budget since all of it is free, ”You don’t have to tell anybody for the hospital, you don’t have to tell us you’re there. It’s out near Dr. […]

The Hardin Northern Polar Bear Legacy Golf Outing is scheduled for this Saturday July 9 at Memorial Park Golf Course in Kenton. Registration for the 4-person scramble will start at 7:30am. The shotgun start is at 8:30 Saturday morning. The cost per person is $50. Team captains are being asked to collect all of the money and one person should proceed to the registration table. All of the proceeds from […]

This year's Community Church in the Park as part of the Tree Town Festival in Forest will start at eleven this Sunday July 10. Amanda Noascono, who is in charge of marketing for the festival committee, said the speaker this year in Dallas Lauderdale, “He is a pro basketball player who will bring his message of the "Blessed Life is the Best Life" to Gormley Park on Sunday July 10. […]

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce announced that Summer Sidewalk Sales & Community Garage Sales will be taking place this weekend. They will take place tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. Local businesses are invited to promote their stores, offer sales or specials, and even display merchandise on the sidewalk.  The Chamber of Commerce also encouraged community members to host garage sales to attract more people to Ada.