ADA — The Ohio Northern University Department of Music will present pianist Lucia Unrau and clarinetist Sandra Jackson in recital at the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Monday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

An officer was dispatched to 620 N. Cherry St. for a report of a dispute. Upon investigation, Jenna L. Morrison, same address, was arrested for theft.

An Ada man was sent to prison for more than six years after he was found guilty in two cases heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Chad Austin Bolen, 6043 CR 75, Ada, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and grand theft.

With less than one month to go before officers begin fining residents who have not purchased tags for their dogs, the Hardin County Dog Shelter will expand its hours to give owners more opportunity to avoid a penalty. Dog Warden Tammy Ervin announced today the shelter will be open on Tuesdays throughout January from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADA — To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Ohio Northern University, professor Jonathon L. Walton will speak on “The Intersection of Religion and Social Justice” in the English Chapel on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m.

ADA — The Ohio Northern University Technology and Engineering Education Collegiate Association (TEECA) will host the ONU Polar Bear Classic VEX Robotics Competition in the ONU Sports Center on Friday at 10 a.m. The event is sponsored by the ONU Department of Technological Studies.

ADA — The Ohio 3rd District Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in two cases in the Large Moot Court Room of Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. The oral arguments will be held before a three-judge panel consisting of Judges Stephen R. Shaw, Vernon L. Preston and John R. Willamowski.

THURSDAY, JAN. 7 Ridgemont Board of Education – 5 p.m., school conference room, Mount Victory; reorganization meeting

Loretta M. Rudasill, 1037 S. Main St. Apt. C-15, reported damage to the left front and rear windows of her vehicle. A report was received of an altercation at 409 Waterworks Road. Upon investigation, all parties involved decided not to press charges.

ADA — As the new year gets underway, Ada Mayor David Retterer reflected on an eventful 2015 during his report at the regular council meeting on Tuesday. One of the mayor’s primary talking point was the amount of drug use in the state, noting that Ohio ranks second in heroin-related deaths in the country, and the effect it can have on a local level.