The Village of Ada is seeking bids for Spring Tree removal and Spring Stump Grinding request for proposal.
Tree removal consists of 7 trees and stump grinding consists of 15 stumps, all trees and stumps are located in the Village right of way and marked with orange paint.
•Proposals are due at the end of the day on March 15 and work is to be completed by May 15.
•You must have a current ADA TREE CARE LICENSE for your proposal to be considered.
Letter to the Icon from William Kose, MD, JD, Vice President of Special Projects, Blanchard Valley Health System
Those of you who receive health insurance through Medicaid, or food through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, will be affected by some changes happening soon.
While these changes are happening at the federal level, and affect multiple agencies, we here at Blanchard Valley Health System want to help make sure everyone has the information they need.
Both Medicaid and SNAP have been operating under different regulations ever since public health declared a federal emergency on Jan. 31, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. States could not remove the insured from their Medicaid rolls as long as the public health emergency was in effect.
ST. MARYS–The Ada High School boys basketball team stifled Hardin County foe Ridgemont 58-38 in Div. IV sectional semifinal action Tuesday night, February 21, at St. Marys.
Ada improved to 10-13 with the decisive win. Ridgemont ended up 7-16 after the season-ending loss.
Ada led 16-11 after the first period and stretched the margin to 27-16 at halftime. The Bulldogs built a comfortable 41-22 margin after three periods.
The Gophers were not able to reduce their deficit under double digits in the second half.
The Bulldogs extended their lead to 44-22 early in the fourth period, and won handily by 20.
The number of farms in Ohio in 2022 was 76,500, according to the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Land in farms was 13.1 million acres, down 400,000 acres from last year. The average size farm in Ohio was 171 acres per farm, down 5 acres 2021. (See attached chart.)
The number of farms in the United States for 2022 is estimated at 2,002,700, down 9,350 farms from 2021. Total land in farms, at 893,400,000 acres, decreased 1,900,000 acres from 2021. The average farm size for 2022 is 446 acres, up from 445 acres the previous year.
The Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District is conducting a survey until February 28, inviting the public to provide feedback on ways to improve area parks.
What can we do to improve the quality of your visit to the Park?
Mission Possible, a nonprofit with schools in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is hosting an event called the Mission Possible Coffee Trail. For $20 you can purchase a coffee trail card giving you access to a designated coffee item at 19 participating coffee shops, includig Buckeye East at 123 E. Buckeye Ave. in Ada.
Organizers explain, "The trail runs from March 15 - May 10, so you have 8 weeks to use your card, support their schools in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and experience some fantastic coffee shops along the way.
Letter from Chief Alec Cooper, Ada Police Department:
On Tuesday February 21, 2023, the Ada Police Department will hold a special awards ceremony during the Ada Village Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the municipal building to recognize the lifesaving efforts of two Ada police officers, as well as two public safety officers from Ohio Northern University.
St. Mark Lutheran will be holding it's monthly Free Community Meal on Wednesday, February 22, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (organizers note that's "whenever we run out of food.") at the church on the corner of Lincoln and Johnson in Ada.
The menu is fish, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, fruit and cookie. You may dine in, carry out or drive up for curbside service.
The meal is free and open to the public. The 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday service is also free and opened to the public.
