There will be no Ohio Tuesday, March 17, primary election - despite an earlier judge's ruling.
Here is the announcement of the cancellation from the Ohio Department of Health:
Ohio Department of Health Issues Order on Closure of Polling Locations
Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, M.D., MPH, tonight issued an order regarding Closure of the Polling Locations in the State of Ohio on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
A three-page director's order is attached at the bottom of this story.
The Tuesday, March 17, Ohio primary election will take place.
The election was in question until Monday evening when an Ohio judge rejected officials' request to cancel in-person voting.
The following details are from Business Insider:
"We cannot tell people to stay inside, but also tell them to go out and vote," Gov. Mike DeWine tweeted on Monday afternoon. He also expressed concern for both voters and elderly poll workers, who are especially vulnerable to the virus.
St. Mark Lutheran Church is canceling its Sunday worship services for March 22 and March 29. In addition, the March community meal previously scheduled near the end of the month is canceled.
Ada schools sent a letter to parents on Ohio Alerts at 5:03 p.m. today, March 16. The letter covers distant learning, grading, free breakfasts and lunches, and other information. The letter follows:
Thank you for your flexibility and support amidst this unique challenge. Our goal is to continue to educate our students through distance learning. We know that this will be a difficult adjustment for our students and families.
Our teachers are working hard to develop creative, engaging opportunities for our students to continue their learning. Below is a list of important points we wanted to share with our families.
Craig Hoffman is a former Ada resident, a graduate of Ada High School and ONU. Craig now lives in Japan with his wife and daughter. Last week he sent the Icon an update on the coronavirus from Japan. His story follows here:
So, most folks in America are waiting for the coronavirus to come their way, but it is already here in Japan.
As of Monday, there were nearly 1,200 people infected with the new coronavirus in Japan, with about 700 of them from a cruise ship. Hokkaido had the largest group of those infected at over 100 according to “Japan Today.” That doesn’t seem like many cases, but it has affected daily life here.
Herbert D. Spallinger, 82, died on Monday, March 16, 2020, at 11:24 a.m. at his residence in Ada.
He was born on June 23, 1937, in Columbus Grove, Ohio, to the late Richard and Lelia (Beam) Spallinger. On May 20, 1956, Herbert married Wilma L. Knell and she preceded him in death on June 25, 2018.
Herbert worked at Superior Coach/Sheller Globe for 23 years in Quality Control. He then retired from Occidental Chemical/Durez of Kenton and then worked at Liberty National Bank. Herbert was a member of the Ohio National Guard. He previously attended the Ada First United Methodist Church.
