MEDIA RELEASE__Earlier in 2026, State Wildlife Investigator Brian Bury looked into possible wild turkey violations committed by an Ohio resident. Eleven search warrants later, four defendants pleaded guilty to about two dozen charges, mostly involving turkey violations. The four defendants paid more than $36,000 in fines, restitution, and court costs. Six firearms, a compound bow, about 50 turkey mounts and fans, two layout blinds, and dozens of other items were forfeited. The defendants’ hunting licenses were revoked for a total of seven years.
MEDIA RELEASE__Ada Rotarians Rich Meininger and Becky Neville presented dictionaries to Hardin Northern third-grade students on October 26.
Ada Rotary distributes dictionaries to third graders annually at Ada, Hardin Northern and Upper Scioto Valley schools.
The Rotary Club meets on Tuesdays at noon at the Ada First United Methodist Church. For more information about the project or club meetings, call Martha Nau at 859-537-6812.
Several local tax levy renewal issues, one County Commissioner seat and County Auditor are on the November 3 General Election ballot in Ada. View an Ada sample ballot here.
The Ada tax levy renewals are listed below.
2 mill Ada-Liberty Joint Ambulance District Tax Levy (Renewal)
Icon columnist Karen Kier, who writes articles on behalf of ONU Healthwise, has been named to a new Soroptimist International Gender Medicine Working Group, which "brings together expertise in medicine, pharmacy, health policy, governance and campaign communications, with members drawn from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America."
