At the January 16 meeting of the Ada Council, the first reading of Ordinance 32-2024 was unanimously approved, preparing the Village to “Prohibit Adult Use Cannabis Operators and Medical Marijuana Cultivators, Processors, and Retail Dispensaries within the Village of Ada.”
The ordinance has been proposed for the short term, until—as Mayor David Retterer put it–”the State gets its ducks in a row.” Ohio voters approved Issue 2 in November 2023, legalizing recreational use of marijuana. However, the sale of marijuana has not yet been addressed.
Village legal counsel Jane Napier noted that the ordinance can be modified while going through second and third readings. She stressed that village can’t enact an ordinance retroactively and that more will be known in the coming weeks. She will prepare alternative language for the ordinance by the next council meeting, February 6.
Velma M. Scott, age 92, of Alger, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born on April 18, 1931, in Hardin County, Ohio to the late Berlie and Betty (Prater) Dotson. Velma married Robert Scott who preceded her in death on September 10, 2000.
The Ada Exempted Village Schools have announced a Special Board Of Education Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 23 for a confidential executive session. The purpose is to consider employment.
The board's February meeting has been changed due to scheduling conflicts. The regular meeting will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 22.
Women's Swimming and Diving wraps up home schedule
(January 19) ADA — The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team wrapped up its home schedule with a tri-meet sweep of Ohio Wesleyan and Bluffton in a home tri-meet on Friday night.
