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 Betty L. Kier, 96, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 7:55 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born on April 15, 1924, in St. Marys, West Virginia, to the late Blair P. and Ruth C. (Krichbaum) Cooke.  On April 12, 1958, Betty married Thomas I. Kier and he preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 2003.

Betty retired from Ohio Bell, where she worked as a telephone operator.  She was a member of the Westminster United Presbyterian Church, Canton.

A: Yes; Ohio House Bill 197 permits governmental bodies access to Zoom

Ada's April 7 council meeting via Zoom, with no members sitting together in the same room, poses the question, "Is this a legal, open meeting?"

The answer is "Yes." The answer comes from the the Ohio attorney general's office, which has issued guidance regarding this issue.

On March 13, 2020, Attorney General Dave Yost issued a letter of guidance in regards to the issue.

Spearheaded by Baldwin Wallace Community Research Institute in partnership with ONU and Oakland University

Results from a new Baldwin Wallace University Great Lakes Poll offer a snapshot of public opinion in four key Midwest states caught in the midst of the fear and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Spearheaded by BW’s Community Research Institute (CRI), in partnership with Oakland University and Ohio Northern University, the poll questioned self-identified registered voters in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on a variety of topics including COVID-19 (coronavirus) and approval ratings for how the president and state governors are handling the crisis, along with the 2020 election and more.

Among the results:

Sometimes teacher do some crazy things. Here's a screen shot from Ada Bulldogs Facebook. It shows about two dozen teachers and staff with signs they've created for students. 

Looks like senior rule

Ada High School senior class is the winning class of the 2020 Interclass competition. The seniors compiled 1,115 points. Individual winners in the various entry categories follow:

Essay:
3rd-Haley Robirds
2nd-Kylie Colwell
1st-Hunter Wells

Poetry:

3rd-Cole Anspaugh
2nd-Ethan Shafer
1st-Nathan Hurtig

Short Story:
3rd-Carmen Mancuso
2nd-Aleece Al-Olimat
1st-Kaylee Huffer

Dramatic Reading:
3rd-Josie Poling
2nd-Olivia Thomas
1st-Kesewa Akyeampong

Don't panic, pay attention to what the federal, state, and the county and village governments ask of us, and watch the adaoh.org web site for information.

Here is a portion of a letter post on the village Facebook from Dave Retterer, mayor, concerning recent action involving Ada council. To read the entire notice visit the village Facebook by clicking here. 

Ada council will meet virtually on April 21 through Zoom or some similar service that is available from our web developer. We will address issues such as how to have an executive session, time for public comment and so forth within the next week so we can test and be ready for the following week's meeting.

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