Don Castle of Ada was recognized as the American Red Cross Hardin County Volunteer of the Year during the county's April 10 recognition luncheon.
A board member, he is active in helping with special events, garnering financial support from the community whether it be for the annual pancake breakfast or golf outing.
Several other Hardin County individuals and groups were also recognized. The Hardin County Clara Barton Award was presented to Madelyn Lowery of Kenton. Lowery is a long-time board member. She has been the chapter’s liaison with United Way for several years and helps at the Day of Caring Blood Drive with United Way in July.
• Proposed Ada school income tax
• Proposed (replacement) Liberty Township fire
• Proposed bond issues and tax levy (additional) Apollo Career Center
This is the first of a three-part series on those levies. This focus is the Ada school levy. An attachment at the bottom of this story has additional information.
Ada school district voters will decide the fate of a proposed new three-quarter percent income tax levy on May 7.
Here a not-so-familiar view of a very familiar view of Ada. It shows the "Ohio Northern University Buildings." It is from a colorized post card from the collection of Leland Crouse.
Community Economic Development Center at Ohio Northern University to present entrepreneur workshop on women in business
The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University continues its entrepreneurship workshop series in the Dicke Forum on Tuesday, April 23. The workshop will be preceded by a networking event at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will follow the networking event and conclude at 7 p.m.
The Village of Ada continues to apply for grant and loan funding for the reconstruction of the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Many of these grant applications require the Village to host public hearings.
These hearings allow citizens additional opportunities to learn more about the grant programs, the proposed projects, and ask questions. The Village has previously hosted public meetings on the WWTP project in September and November of 2012 and March of 2013.
The next public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. The hearing will take place in the Ada Historic Depot, located on Central Avenue.
