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Co-chairs named for state rep candidate

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Charles VanDyne of Ada and Rosalie Elliott of Mt. Victory have been named co-chairs for Hardin County of the Jon Cross campaign. Cross is the Republican candidate for state representative from the 83rd district to the Ohio House.

VanDyne, who lives in Alger, is a practicing attorney in Ada and a former chairman of the Hardin County Republican Party.  He was elected to the Hardin County Republican Party Central Committee and serves on its executive committee. 

Elliott is involved with the family business, which includes the Plaza Inn Restaurant and Elliott Farms.  She is the wife of the late Edward Elliott II, a recent Hardin County commissioner, farmer and businessman. 

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ONU Dean's List released

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The following students from Hardin County were named to the ONU Dean’s List for spring semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must attain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled full-time.

 

NAME/HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE:

Jacob Abbott

Kenton, Kenton Senior High School

Pharmacy

 

Crystal Brown

McGuffey, Upper Scioto Valley H.S.

Arts and Sciences

 

Trista Douce

Ada, Ada High School

Business Administration

 

Danyel Heilman

Kenton, Kenton Senior High School

Arts and Sciences

 

Jessica Hill

Ada, Ada High School

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Colten Lee Abbey 2002 - 2017

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Colten Lee Abbey, age 15, died on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 4:24 a.m. at his residence.

          He was born on February 11, 2002 in Lima, Ohio to Mike and Jessy (Reffitt) Abbey and they survive in Harrod.

          Colten was a freshman at Allen East High School, where he was a member of the football team, track team, wrestling team and a member of the student council. He was a member of the Harrod Christian Church. Colten was a member of the Harrod Christian Youth Group. He was a member of the Auglaize Ag 4-H Club.

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Summer reading is Natalie's passion

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Natalie Garver Walton, Ada Public Library youth services director, updated Ada Area Chamber of Commerce members on this summer's reading program. She compared the summer program to a summer camp. The early June kick off attrached several hundred visitors.

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Devoted Cadet mom

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Victoria Knotts sports a Cadets sweatshirt to support her son AJ, who plays baritone for the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps.

She and her family travelled about 500 miles from eastern Pennsylvania to see the "Thank You Ada" performance put on by the corps on Sunday evening at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

This is AJ's second year with the corps. This fall he will be a junior at Penn State.

Many family members of the Cadets travel long distances to see the corps perform from coast to coast during the summer.

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Library construction will start in two weeks

Project should be completed in seven months
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Watch for construction to begin soon at the Ada Public Library.

After careful consideration, and the recommendation of Garmann/Miller Architects-Engineers, the Board of Trustees of the Ada Public Library awarded a contract to Studer-Obringer, Inc. of New Washington, according to Rhett Grant, library director.

Funding for the renovation and addition comes from a dedicated fund.

The addition on the northeast side of the library will add some much needed space. Additional parking will be added, as well as an outdoor reading area. 

"We hope to begin construction in two weeks, and finish within seven months," said Grant.

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