Road closures north of Alger and south of Roundhead continue while SR 235 in Alger will be closed for one day next week.
State Route 309 between township Road 25 and county Road 35, north of Alger, closed Oct. 31 for two weeks for the replacement of three culverts. Traffic is detoured onto state Route 235, state Route 81 and I-75 back to state Route 309. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hardin County maintenance garage.
State Route 117 just south of Roundhead closed Oct. 25 for approximately three weeks for a culvert replacement. Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 235 and U.S. 33 back to state Route 117. Work is being performed by VTF, Celina.
The Candy Cane Tour of Homes sponsored by Keep Hardin County Beautiful features two Ada locations and five places in Kenton this year.
Decorated in their finest holiday adornment will be:
• Mike and Beth Milks' home, 424 S. Johnson St.
• The Inn at Ohio Northern University.
Presale tickets for the 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, event are available at The Inn (866-713-4513) and New Leaf in Kenton (419-674-2747) for $10. Tickets the day of the tour are $15.
Signs around Ada indicate an election is approaching. Among issues on the Ada school district ballot is a renewal levy income tax levy to suuport operating expenses of the school district. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 7.
By Monty Siekerman
Officials from Lewis Family McDonald's presented a check for $1,000 to Upper Scioto Valley Schools for the effort of school employees and local residents who had supper at Ada McDonald's on Oct. 16. Ada, too, received a check for $700 for their efforts on Oct. 9.
The schools vied for which could get the most customers to Ada McDonald's during a three hour period on different Mondays.
Ada went first, a mob of people showed up and made purchases. In fact, it was the largest turnout ever for a McTeacher's Night from among the 17 Lewis Family McDonald's. But then came USV, and they topped Ada to win an extra $150.
By Grant Pepper
Tonight, the Ada Bulldog football team will make their 11th OHSAA playoff appearance in 12 years, as they will face Findlay Liberty-Benton in the first round.
Ada (7-3) snuck into the playoffs with a win over Allen East last week and a little bit of luck (you can read Cort Reynolds’ explanation of their unconventional path to the playoffs here), earning the 8-seed in Division 6 Region 22. They will face a Liberty-Benton squad tonight that went 9-1 in the regular season and is the top seed in the region.
Barbara Ann Engle, age 79, died on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 4:40 p.m. at Willow Ridge, Bluffton.
She was born on December 10, 1937 in Auglaize County, Ohio to the late Frank and Thelma (Hadsel) Underwood. On August 20, 1955 Barbara married Phillip E. Engle and he preceded her in death on August 13, 1998.
Barbara formerly worked for Essex Wire of Kenton. She later retired from the Allen County Children Services, Lima. Barbara was a member of the County Line Church of the Brethren of Harrod and a former member of the Order of Eastern Stars of Waynesfield.
