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.
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.
Thomas J. “Tom” Vermillion, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on February 13, 1943, in Kenton, Ohio to the late Frank and Mary (Warren) Vermillion. On June 1, 1963, Tom married Linda L. Reese and she preceded him in death on October 11, 2017.
Tom is survived by his two children: Beth (Chad) Walker of Kingsville, TX and Keith (Trudi) Vermillion of Ada; five grandchildren: Steven Vermillion, Joseph “Joey” Vermillion, Kimberly Walker, Samuel Walker and Savannah Walker; and five great grandchildren.
The Ada, Ohio police sought assistance from the public to identify a white male shoplifting suspect on December 7--by posting a security camera video on Facebook and noting the suspect's vehicle color and make, as well as other identifying features.
Later that same day, Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger reported to village council that the suspect had been identified thanks to the response of social media followers.
