Ohio voters support solar farms, multi-family housing, and marijuana/cannabis dispensaries, but have mixed views on AI/data centers
NOV 5 MEDIA RELEASE__The Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) at Ohio Northern University has released the Northern Poll, a survey of Ohioans dedicated to providing cutting-edge insights on public opinion on “backyard issues.” This poll covered four zoning issues: solar farms, multi-family housing, marijuana/cannabis dispensaries, and AI/data centers.
In the November 4, 2025, Ada Exempted Village Schools election for two school board members, candidates with the most votes were Jay Salyer (456 total) and Kyle Poling (386 total) in unofficial results posted by the Hardin County Board of Elections and Hancock County Board of Elections.
FROM FACEBOOK__With assistance from the United Way and ONU student volunteers, Beatitudes community center, 210 N. Main, served 140 meals during its eat in, carry out and drive thru Veterans/Fall Community Meal on November 1.
Is Bluffton a destination location? Ryan and Jessica Meyer think so.
The couple bought the True Word Tabernacle church, located at 104 E. Elm Street behind Town Hall, back in February 2023 with the vision of providing unique short- and long-term housing for Bluffton.
Back in 2021, the Meyers opened up a short-term vacation rental in rural Bluffton and were surprised at the immediate demand for the rental. Guests constantly noted there were few if any places to stay in the immediate area, unless you drove to Lima or Findlay.
MEDIA RELEASE__Ada Exempted Village Schools will be hosting the annual Veterans Day Breakfast on Tuesday, November 11 from 8-9 a.m. in the Ada Schools Cafeteria.
All Veterans, Active Duty Military and their families who live in Ada's School district are invited. This is a wonderful tradition that impacts our Veterans and the schools' staff and students.
Please RSVP to the Ada High School Office, 419-634-2746 or email Sara Bryan, High School Secretary at [email protected].
Thank you to every man and woman in uniform...past, present and future.
The Village of Ada Council will review a natural gas aggregation program agreement at the November 4 regular meeting, according to the agenda posted on the Village website. The packet includes documents on the agreement on pages 16-32.
Aspen Energy representative Jay Sell is scheduled to appear before Council at the 6:30 p.m. meeting.
The proposed agreement is with Nordic Energy for a contract term of January 2026-January 2027. Rates are New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) plus an adder of $0.275/CCF until January 2027.
The Council meeting is also available by livestream via Zoom. The link is provided HERE.
