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The United Way of Hardin County has announced the 2023-2024 Honorary Champaign Chair is Joy Bischoff, President at OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital and OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital.

The United Way comments, "Joy has been an inspiring leader at OhioHealth since 2003. Most recently holding the position of Chief Nursing Officer at Marion General and Hardin Memorial Hospitals. During those years as a clinical leader, she gained knowledge and a passion for hospital operations which ultimately led her to a promotion in 2021 to president of Hardin Memorial Hospital.

The following Community Letter by Interim Superintendent Dennis Recker was posted on the Ada Schools website on August 1.

Dear Ada School Community,

Thank you for selecting me to serve as interim superintendent for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. To have had your board of education allow me to serve as the lead administrator of a district that "aspire(s) to excel in all areas of the school experience" aligns with my personal/professional belief of what a school can provide its students, staff, and community when it fulfills its obligation to provide the needed resources to provide the best education possible for their youngsters. In turn, Ada's staff will fulfill its obligation of providing the highest levels of instruction, caring, and mentoring of the students entrusted to us as administrators, teachers, coaches, advisors, and classified support personnel.