The opening of U.S. 68 within the village of Arlington occurred quietly Saturday morning, Sept. 5, ending the four-month closure to complete the two remaining phases the roadway reconstruction project.
The project includes curb and gutter, drainage and storm sewer from the south corporation limit to Liberty Street; and from Buck Run to just north of Wardwell Street.
The village and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) completed phase 1 in 2018 when the roadway between Liberty Street and Buck Run was reconstructed.
An early-morning fog initially caused Ada schools with a two-hour delay. Then at 8:42 a.m. the schools announced that classes were cancelled for the day (Wednesday, Sept. 9). The announcement was made on Ohio Alerts.
According to the latest U.S. Census reporting, the village of Ada’s census response rate to the census is 58 percent, which trails Ohio and the national participation rate.
Ohio’s overall rate is 72 percent and the national participation rate is only 67 percent.
Students at the Ohio Northern University Child Development Center enjoy letter identification and problem solving. One way to achieve this is to play on the letter volcano walk. It's a self created child initiated game.
Ada-Liberty Township Fire Department responded to three fire alarm fire calls – twice on Sept. 7 and once on Sept. 8, according to the Ada police docket.
On Sept. 7 at 9:25 p.m. the department had a call from Taggart Law library. Then, at 11:16 p.m. the department had a call from Hill Hall.
On Sept. 8, the department received a second call to Hill Hall, this one at 11:16 p.m.
Hardin County sheriff logs from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8 are attached.
