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Del and Karol Wells celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Mr. & Mrs. Delmar Wells will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Nov. 7, 2021. A luncheon will be held from 1-3 p.m. that day at the LaFayette Congregational Christian Church, 205 W Main St., to celebrate what Karol calls "50 years of fun!"

Del and the former Karol Lynne Contris were married Nov. 7, 1971, at Liberty Chapel Church near LaFayette by the Rev. Marvin Paxton. They built a home on property nearby and raised 4 children, dozens of foster children, and countless international exchange students.

Unofficial elections results for Nov. 2, 2021 Ada General Election

The Hardin County Board of Elections has reported the following unofficial results for the November 2, 2021 General Election in the Village of Ada.

The information below lists a candidate or proposed tax and the number of votes recieved. Unofficial election winners marked with *

For Member of Council, Village of Ada (four candidates for four seats; Noah Ristau withdrew)

*Sean Beck 331

*Jason Campbell 395

*Jeff Oestreich 425

*Robert C. Simmons 455

 

For Township Trustees (four candidates for two seats)

Ben Brite 246

*Gary G. Hall 542

*Bradley D. Hays 679

Nov. 2 Regular Council Meeting can be joined online

The Village of Ada has provided a link to join the 6:30 p.m. November 2, 2021 council meeting online: https://teams.live.com/meet/93967139880445.

The agenda for the meeting can be viewed at Meeting Agenda.

Village of Ada Regular Council Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at 6:30 pm. 

Meetings are held in Council Chambers, located on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Building, which is located at 115 West Buckeye Ave.  Elevator service is available. 

Ada utility bills may be impacted by mail delays

On October 28, the Village of Ada announced that due to new service standards implemented in October by the United States Postal Service, some first-class mail may now take up to 5 days to deliver.

This may affect how quickly residents receive their Village utility bill each month and the receipt of payments mailed into the office.

To assure payments are received in a timely manner and to avoid late charges, residents may use the options listed below:

Surprising fall color

Ada resident Karen Ward shared this surprising bit of fall color: her lilacs had a second bloom in October. She notes, "I have never seen this happen. Only in spring. Is it climate change? Who knows?"

Ada Drama Club performs "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!" Nov. 19 and 20

The Ada High School drama club will present "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!" by Barbara Robinson on Friday, November 19 and Saturday, November 20 at 7 p.m. each night in the school auditorium, 725 W North Ave.

All tickets are $5. Presale tickets may be purchased online at https://www.adabulldogs.org/highschool/Content2/tickets. Tickets will also be available the night of the performances.

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