Madeline J. “Maggie” Lenhart, age 103, of Ada, Ohio passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at the Lost Creek Care Center, Lima.
She was born on July 6, 1920 in Mansfield, Ohio to Elza R. and Marjorie A. (McBride) Dodge who preceded her in death. On October 13, 1948 she married Eugene A. “Gene” Lenhart and he died on September 5, 1978.
The Federal Signal Model B Modified Duo Code siren on display at Ada's Depot Park will be transferred to the posession of the Ada-Liberty Fire Department. Purchased by the Village of Ada in 1927, it was used to alert volunteer firefighters into action and for many years was activated every day at 11:30 a.m.
ADA__The Ada High School girls basketball team methodically defeated spunky Hardin County foe Ridgemont 56-36 in a non-conference contest Monday evening, January 22.
The Bulldogs authored three key runs and outscored the scrappy Gopher gals 16-7 in the final period to put the game out of reach.
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.
