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Supeerintendent: Ada Schools became aware of a police incident that may have resulted in a suspect having been in the Ada area

Ada Schools enact a precautionary lock-down today, according to Meri Skilliter, superintendent. The school's announcement follows:

Ada Schools became aware of a police incident that may have resulted in a suspect having been in the Ada area. 

As a precaution, school officials in consultation with law enforcement decided to enact an “external threat lock-down.” 

Recesses were moved to indoors and any class changes that occurred between buildings were supervised by the district’s School Resource Officer. 

A mom-to-mom sale is planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 13, in the Ada Depot, 112 Central Ave.

The sale will include gently used baby and child items, such as clothing, toys, games, shoes, bedding, bottles, and maternity items (such as clothes and breast pumps).

Canvassers will knock on Ada doors this week asking for signatures to place issue of November ballot

Canvassers will knock on Ada voter doors this week asking for signatures to place a voter-initiative on the November ballot.

The effort intends to replenish the Ohio Local Government Fund. If enough signatures are gathered and voters agree, the initiative places a surcharge on all Ohio vehicle owners who have vanity license plates, specialty plates, historical vehicle plates and motorcycle plates.

Although not yet confirmed, surcharge discussions range anywhere from $25 to $75 per plate, depending on the make, model and year of the vehicle, retroactive to 2013.

Bert H. Arlington, 85, died on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at 3:25 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

He was born on Dec. 23, 1933, in Ivyton, Kentucky, to Harold “Harry” and Maxine (Howard) Arlington and they preceded him in death.  On May 13, 1958, Bert married Doris A. Harman and she died July 28, 2011. 

Bert retired as a foreman at Ford Motor Company, Lima. He was a former member of the Masonic Lodge F&AM #344 of Ada and a lifetime member of the Ada VFW Post #9381. Bert was a U.S. Air Force veteran.

This message is apparently from Old Man Winter. He's stating that March went out like a lion. The statement was found on the rear window of a local vehicle on Sunday morning following a rather quick and freak snowfall in the area.

The goal is to make everyone safe

Ada schools has released an "emergency procedures" plan, which was emailed to persons on the Ada School Alerts.

The procedure statement follow:

At both their February and March professional development days, the Ada School staff trained and practiced the evacuation and reunification procedures that have recently been updated as part of the district’s comprehensive emergency operations procedures.  

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