The Ada Police Department made the following announcement on Facebook on June 18:
"In our area we are seeing an increase in thefts from vehicles and thefts of vehicles.
"We would like to take a moment and remind the citizens of Ada to please remove all valuables from your vehicles. Remove the keys, and lock your car. If possible please secure them in a garage.
"If you see something suspicious please call us day or night."
At the June 18 Ada Council meeting Police Chief Alec Cooper reported that a vehicle was stolen and recovered on June 17. The keys from the car were missing.
Ada Police Department
115 W. Buckeye Avenue, Ada, Ohio
Phone 419-634-0010
Juneteenth, celebrated as a U.S. federal holiday on June 19, commemorates the second independence day in the United States. It is the anniversary of the day in 1865 that slaves in Galveston, Texas learned that they had been freed by President Abraham LIncoln. The Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon are closed and on pause for the holiday.
After fighting a long battle with dementia, Lois Ellen Wolber, 85, of Ada, went home to be with her heavenly Father on June 17, 2024, while surrounded by family at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
