UPPER SANDUSKY — The Star Players of Upper Sandusky will stage Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” as its summer 2018 musical. The production will be presented June 29-July 1 and July 5, 7 and 8 at the Star Theatre in Upper Sandusky.

BLUFFTON — The Lima Symphony Orchestra’s Friends of the Symphony will be holding their annual Young Artists’ Competition on Saturday April 28 at Yoder Recital Hall, Bluffton University. This year’s competition is for voice and strings.

ADA -- Ohio Northern University and Dr. Sarah Waters, associate professor of music, will hold the third annual Steel Drum Day at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 in the Presser Hall recital hall. The event is free and open to the public.

ADA — A group of students at Ohio Northern University is not just learning about the state’s prison system, but connecting with inmates in a course they are likely to remember for the rest of their lives. Dr. Tristin Kilgallon is a criminal justice professor at ONU and three years ago established the Inside-Out Prison Exchange at the university.

Members of the cast of Ada High School’s “And Then There Were None” presented a portion of the production to students at the school on Wednesday. The play is based on an Agatha Christie mystery.

DOLA — To address student apathy and instill a stronger work ethic, Hardin Northern is taking steps “outside the box.” The District leadership Team (DLT), consisting of school staff and community members, has developed a character education program for the district called the Bear GRIT Initiative, which stands for Guts, Resilience, Integrity and Tenacity.

DOLA — Elementary students at Hardin Northern have shown improvement in their math and reading skills since the beginning of the school year, according to a report given to the board of education Wednesday by Principal Brett Halsey.

ADA — The Ada-Liberty Joint Ambulance District has canceled its regularly scheduled meeting for April 23. The meeting has been rescheduled to 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 30 at the squad room.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19 Upper Scioto Valley Ambulance District – 7 p.m., Alger squad house

The Blanchard Pleasant Buckeyes 4-H club met at 7 p.m. on April 16 at the Hardin Northern School. The recreation for the night was the Limbo, led by Makenna Eibling and Hedi Trachsel.