The Icon took a nighttime look at Christmas lights in Ada, McGuffey and Alger, Ken Collins photographed several businesses and residences. Please enjoy these views, starting with Hays Insurance Agency on Main Street Ada. Additional photos follow.
The Ada Police Clerk’s office will merge with the Ada Water and Sewer Clerk’s Office as of Monday, Dec. 24, acccording to Michael Harnishfeger, police chief.
This will allow customers the ability to access services from one location in the village offices.
The central/combined clerk’s offices will be located in the current water/sewer office in the Ada Municipal Building with normal business hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ohio Northern University faculty member Phillip Zoladz, Ph.D., has received a $418,620 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. The three-year grant will allow him to study post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). More than 20 ONU students will assist Zoladz in conducting the research.
The title of his research is “Stress, sex and the generalization of fear.” Zoladz is an associate professor of psychology. The project also includes co-investigator Boyd Rorabaugh, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology and cell biology.
The Ada Public Library board will meet at 9 a.m. on the third Monday of the month in 2019, with one exception. The January meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The meetings are held at the library and are open to the public.
Youth who are active in events at the Ada Public Library have volunteered to wrap Christmas presents for free between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22. This may be especially helpful for last-minute shoppers going from store-to-store in downtown Ada. Make a purchase, drop it off at the library for wrapping, then continue shopping.
Jane Helser’s home near the intersection of Buckeye and Grand streets sports more than 30 holiday cutouts. Jane retired from Wilson’s a few years ago after working there for 48 years and sewing more than 1 million footballs. She can draw, saw, sand, and paint pretty good yard decorations, too. (Monty Siekerman photo)
