Grant Gesler wins Bluffton Middle School spelling bee
By Paula Pyzik Scott
This week 13 students competed in the 2025 Bluffton Middle School Spelling Bee. The event lasted nine rounds with students in grades 6-8 testing their ability to spell out loud for three judges and an audience of family members.
In 2025, the U.S. Treasury announced that it would no longer mint pennies. The cost of producing the U.S. penny increased to 3.69 cents per penny. Some Ohio businesses have begun rounding prices up or down to the nearest 5-cent increment. Will you be glad, sad or "meh" to see the penny go?
Ada First United Methodist Church is hosting a Christmas concert in partnership with the ONU chapel on Friday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m.
The concert is open to the community. There's no cost, but organizers are asking for donations of non-perishable food items to benefit Beatitudes and the ONU Polar Cupboard.
By Ryan McGuire, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
The R&B Band Soul II Soul released their song "Keep on Movin’" on March 6, 1989. The song lyrics included to “keep on moving” and “finding your own way to stay.” Based on health-related research, keep on moving is good advice. As we approach 2026, this could be sound advice as we make New Year's resolutions.
In today’s world, where comfort and entertainment are just a click away, many people are becoming more inactive. Inactivity can occur in many places, including at home while watching television, looking at our phones, or playing games. Another common environment for inactivity is the workplace, where we find ourselves sitting more often.