On June 9, 2022 at 4:32 p.m. a motor vehicle accident occured at the intersection of State Route 81 and County Road 15. A 2014 Ford Truck driven by Steven Cope of Bellefontaine was traveling northbound on County Road 15 while a 2010 Ford being driven by Derek Burkhart of Alger was traveling westbound on State Route 81.
The next Ada Area Chamber of Commerce membership meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 15. It will be held at 8:00 a.m. at the Ada Public Library, 320 N. Main.
Breakfast will be provided by Liberty National Bank.
Lindsay Walden, director, and Becky Neville, board president, will updates on chamber programs including:
Sizzling Summer sidewalk and garage sale promotion in July
Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival in August
Harvest and Herb Festival in September
The meeting program on health and wellness will be provided by Family Chiropractic Center of Ada, which is located at 955 S Main St.
Liberty National Bank offered three $1,000 scholarship opportunities to local students that completed the Liberty National Bank Financial Literacy Program. Hailey Robirds, daughter of Amanda Robirds and Brenda Welch, a graduating senior from Ada High School received one of these scholarships. Hailey will be attending Ohio Northern University this fall studying Pharmacy.
Thirty-six students within Hardin, Logan and Union counties submitted applications for the Liberty National Bank My Money Matters scholarship.
The Village of Ada council will hold a Special Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 to consider changes to employee healthcare insurance providers.
The Ada Public Library's summer reading program hasn't even started yet, but material circulation has already received a big bump, according to Rhett Grant and Chloe Rieder.
Grant, the library director, and Reider, youth services librarian, have some of the year's busiest weeks ahead of them with a flock of activities for readers in June and July. The big summer reading program kick-off event is at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 and will include:
At approximately 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, an explosion shook the Bluffton area. Responders including Bluffton Fire and EMS were on the scene, where photos show the home at 2275 SR 103 was totally destroyed.
The Ohio Fire Marshal's office has issued the following information:
"Cause is under investigation and investigator cannot eliminate propane gas leak as cause at this time. No evidence or indication of criminal activity.
Ready, Set, Grow Preschool students took their annual end of the year walking trip to McDonald's to celebrate learning their ABCs. Along the way, students looked for letters and numbers on business windows.
They also discussed what types of business are in their town. The children stopped at the downtown caboose and Liberty National Bank before enjoying a Happy Meal at McDonald's.
Ready, Set Grow Preschool is located in the Ada First United Methodist Church, 301 N. Main St. and has openings for preschool and all day child care. Staff can be reached at 419-634-0000.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
The idiom "my cup of tea" is used to refer to something one likes to do. For example, I love to read historical fiction and recently finished a book by one of my favorite authors. Sandra Dallas as an author is my cup of tea! I became familiar with her works when she wrote The Persian Pickle Club about a quilting club in Kansas during the Dust Bowl. I enjoy her books to the point where I order them from the library without looking at the subject. So, I put a loan request in (thanks, Ada Public Library) for her latest novel The Little Souls without thinking about the topic. Ironically, I started reading the first chapter and realized it was historical fiction about the 1918 influenza outbreak in the United States. My first reaction was enough with the pandemics, but she really is my cup of tea and I enjoyed the story.
It may not be obvious, but I don’t want to talk about pandemics. I would rather discuss tea. Yes, tea!
The following is a summary of the June 7 Village Of Ada regular council meeting. All members were in attendance and the meeting was conducted by Mayor Dave Retterer.
Council approved minutes from the May 17 meeting with Jason Campbell abstaining. Three payments of $435K, $56K and $50K were approved.
The mayor shared a letter from the United States Postal Service on national dog bite awareness week. He also noted that the Train Depot park would be renamed the Charles Van Dyne Railroad Park in the course of the evening, which was done during new business.
A new football blocking sled was recently donated and dedicated at Ada High School.
The sled was purchased with funds donated by the football teams of 1971, 1972 and 1973. Funds were collected after the 50th year reunion of the 1971 team that took place in October 2021. More than $5,000 was raised.
The sled has a plaque attached stating that the donation was made in honor of Head Coach Gary Ricker and reads "combined record 27-2."
On June 4, Coach Ricker and Assistant Coach Roger Bartley returned to Ada to attend the dedication of the sled.
Attached photo, L-R) Coach Ricker, Coach Bartley, and second year Coach Toby Smith.
