Two houses on Highland, just west of First United Methodist Church, are being razed this week. The church owns the two properties and intends to add parking there.
You've noticed work on sidewalks at street intersections underway this week in Ada. The project involves installation fo curb ramps and concrete sidewalks.
Here more details:
State Route 81 and state Route 235 within the village of Ada will be restricted to one lane at times through the work zone for installation of curb ramps and concrete sidewalks.
The work is associated with a larger project to resurface state Route 81 and state Route 235 in and around Ada, as well as state Route 701 in its entirety.
Resurfacing work is expected to begin in mid-August. Work is being performed by Bluffton Paving, Bluffton.
Hardin County Road 50 (Liberty Township Road 55-County Road 65) is closed for 6-8 weeks for bridge replacement, according to the Hardin County Engineer's office.
Rick Skilliter, husband of Meri Skilliter, Ada school superintendent, became executive director of PASS (Prevention Awareness Support Services), a non-profit organization serving Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties. The appointment was made on July 1.
PASS serves area communities through the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin counties.
PASS is expanding its footprint in Ohio as a certified prevention agency. According to a PASS news release, the addition of Skilliter allows for continuity of programming during that expansion.
Roland Moore Knoop, 91, died July 5, 2019, at 3 p.m. at Willow Ridge, Bluffton, Ohio.
He was born on March 14, 1928, in Troy, Ohio, to J. Ross and Ethel Mae (Moore) Knoop and they preceded him in death. In 1958 he married Eloise Crawford and they are divorced.
Roland retired from Schmidlapp Equipment in Covington, Ohio, where he had been a parts man. He previously worked at the Soil Conservation Service in Hardin County for 5 years and was owner of the John Deere Dealership in Kenton from 1965 to 1969.
Marie Kaiser, 88, died Thursday, July 11, 2019, at 6:59 PM at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima, Ohio.
She was born on Jan. 24, 1931, in Allen County, Ohio, to the late Walter and Nellie (Underwood) Thompson. On Dec. 5, 1948, Marie married Lewis E. Kaiser and he preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 1999.
Marie formerly worked as a cook for the Upper Scioto Valley Schools for several years. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of Alger. Marie was a Blue Star Mother of three.
