At the December 7 regular meeting of the Village of Ada council, actions and reports included the following:
PERSONNEL
The council unanimously approved a 4% salary increase for all non-union employees. They also voted unanimously for a $1/hour increase for employee Eileen Peterman.
Thomas J. “Tom” Vermillion, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on February 13, 1943, in Kenton, Ohio to the late Frank and Mary (Warren) Vermillion. On June 1, 1963, Tom married Linda L. Reese and she preceded him in death on October 11, 2017.
Tom is survived by his two children: Beth (Chad) Walker of Kingsville, TX and Keith (Trudi) Vermillion of Ada; five grandchildren: Steven Vermillion, Joseph “Joey” Vermillion, Kimberly Walker, Samuel Walker and Savannah Walker; and five great grandchildren.
The Ada, Ohio police sought assistance from the public to identify a white male shoplifting suspect on December 7--by posting a security camera video on Facebook and noting the suspect's vehicle color and make, as well as other identifying features.
Later that same day, Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger reported to village council that the suspect had been identified thanks to the response of social media followers.
Visiting Riverdale High School girls basketball team broke open a tie game with a 12-0 run to start the fourth period and went on to beat the Ada team 53-41 in a non-conference game Tuesday night, December 8.
Tied 33-33 after three quarters of play, the more experienced Lady Falcons outscored Ada 20-8 in the decisive fourth period to win going away.
The Lady Bulldogs are 2-4 with the defeat. The Falcon girls improved to 3-4 with the victory.
"We crumbled after it was 33-33," said Ada head coach Morgan Bass. "Riverdale wanted it more, they were tougher in that moment. They had five seniors on the floor."
On December 7, the third round of Ohio BUILDS Water Infrastructure Grant Projects were announced including:
Ada (Hardin County) will receive a $ 218,250 grant to cover the planning and engineering design for a project that will implement necessary improvements needed at the drinking water plant to comply with EPA guidelines and recommendations and OSHA standards due to undersized, failing, or obsolete equipment. This project will benefit 5,544 people.
