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John N. Dearth, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

He was born on September 1, 1945, in Lima, Ohio to the late Jasper Earl and Aezelda B. (Robnolte) Dearth.  On February 18, 1966, John married Anita L. Long and she survives in Ada.

Also surviving are two children: Tim (Elena) Dearth of Ada and Jennifer (Mark) Bartley of Findlay; four grandchildren: Evan (Danielle) Dearth, Haley Dearth, Hattie Dearth and Tyler Bartley; a brother, Tom (Janice) Dearth of Ada; two sisters: Kate Bear of Lima and Esther (John) Penhorwood of Mansfield; and many nieces and nephews.

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Ada Exempted Village Schools texted this reminder: December 9, 2021 is the last day for the after school program.  It will resume on January 18, 2022.

From onusports.com

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Seniors Austin Eick (Rossford) and Brody Hahn (Louisville) and junior Josh Bever (Ashland) were named All-Region 4 by D3football.com for 2021.

Eick and Bever were Second Team All-Region honorees, while Hahn was a Third Team All-Region selection.

Eick is now a three-time All-Conference selection at receiver, after earning Honorable Mention kudos in 2019 and 2020 and First Team honors in 2021.

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The United Way of Hardin County is at 90% of the $155,000 fundraising goal for 2021.

When you give to the campaign, you support 19 partner agencies. You can also designate money to go directly to your favorite agency. 

Visit the 2021 United Way of Hardin County campaign to make a donation.

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Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will host a special Facebook Live at noon on Wednesday, December 15. The topic will be “The Impact of the Rising COVID-19 Cases Within Our Community.” 

Serving as hosts of the event will be BVHS President & CEO Myron Lewis, William Kose, MD, vice president of special projects and Renee Smith, MD, chief medical officer. 

The event will be streamed on the health system’s Facebook page, facebook.com/BlanchardValleyHealthSystem/. Community members can “like” the corporate Facebook account of BVHS and visit the page to watch live.

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At the December 7 regular meeting of the Village of Ada council, actions and reports included the following:

PERSONNEL

The council unanimously approved a 4% salary increase for all non-union employees. They also voted unanimously for a $1/hour increase for employee Eileen Peterman.

SAFETY SERVICES

Police chief Michael Harnishfeger reported

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