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It's now Hanson-Neely-Allison Funeral and Cremation Services

A long-standing and well-known Ada locally-owned business has a new name.

Hanson-Neely Funeral and Cremation Service is now Hanson-Neely-Allison Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., according to Scott Allison.

Allison took over the business upon the retirement of Bruce Neely at the end of 2019. Allison has served as a funeral director with the funeral home since 2004.

He and his wife, Arlene, are parents of three children. He is a 1993 Ada HS and Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science graduate and is a licensed funeral director and embalmer.

Hardin County Engineer's Office has closed Hardin County Road 15, over the Hog Creek Bridge, northwest of Ada for two weeks weather permitting. The closing is for road reconstruction. 

 

Central Collection Agency, village tax administrator, changes its office hours

Ada council will meet tonight.

Ada’s regularly scheduled 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, council meeting will take place, according to Angela Polachek of the village.

She said, “We are doing our best to make accommodations in the room so we are respecting the social distancing recommendations.”

The meeting agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.

Information related to Ada income taxpayers, the village income tax administrators, Central Collection Agency (CCA)  of Cleveland announce its office hours have changed to:

·Tuesday, each week, 9 a.m – 2 p.m.
·Wednesday, each week, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Things to do before going to an emergency care center or emergency room

Tom Miller, Ada-Liberty Township EMS chief, provided the Icon with several important steps for persons to follow if they have questions about the coronavirus.  Those steps follow:

• If you believe you have virus symptoms, and need information, do not go to an urgent care facility or hospital emergency room. 

He recommends three options people should take first:|
• Visit the Ohio Department of Health website:
coronavirus.oh.gov

• Call the Ohio Department of Health hotline for further information: 833-427-5634

• Call your primary care physician

On-line challenge designed to help participants improve their health

Want ideas to make better use of your time?
Would you like to improve your work/life balance? 

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, our next email challenge will help you learn ways to manage your time, according to Jami Dellifield, of the OSU extension office.

The “It’s All About Time! Live Healthy Live Well Challenge” is an on-line challenge designed to help participants improve their health by encouraging ways to add regular movement, mindfulness techniques and healthy eating to their lifestyles.

OSU Extension professionals will share tips to help you with making the most of the time you have been given. 

Offering free prescription delivery service to anyone within a 40-mile radius

The ONU HealthWise Pharmacy remains open during this national emergency with regular hours Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The pharmacy is offering free prescription delivery service to anyone within a 40-mile radius of the pharmacy (including Lima and Findlay) and anyone in Hardin County.

Individuals interested in this service should call 419-772-3784. The pharmacy can transfer prescriptions from other pharmacies to allow anyone to take advantage of this service.

The Pharmacy can mail prescriptions to students at their home through the remainder of the spring and summer.

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