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Ada chamber seeks Business of the Year nominees

From the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce: "the time has come again to nominate your favorite business for 2024 Business of the Year!"

Please use the form HERE to submit nominations. Nominations will be taken now through January 17, 2025. 

October 2024 Land Transfers in Ada school district

By Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following five land transfers took place in the Ada Exempted Village School District in October 2024 as reported on the website of the Hardin County, Ohio auditor Michael T. Bacon  and Hancock County, Ohio auditor Charity Rauschenberg.

ADDRESS - SALE DATE - SALE PRICE - LAND USE - FROM / TO

Commercial

109 BUCKEYE AVE – 10/1/2024 – $105,000 – Commercial garages – From Steven & Catherine Cole to Lane David Ritchey

Residential

338 BUCKEYE ST – 10/7/2024 – $206,250 – Single Family Dwelling – From Karen Condeni etal to Kyle Casper 

927 MAIN ST – 10/24/2024 – $46,000 – Two Family Dwelling – From Ronald Frazier to Debora Jean & Jo Williams

Governor reappoints Dearth to state board

Among appointments made by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on November 8, Nichole A. Dearth of Ada (Hardin Co.) was reappointed to the Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board.

Her term begins November 8, 2024, and ends August 27, 2027.

Demolition funding awarded for Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Ohio Department of Development has announced a November 2024 round of 61 demolition and site revitalization awards including 14 sites in Hardin County. The site at 821 South Gilbert Street, Ada is the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house which was damaged by freezing pipes and has been gutted in preparation for demolition.

Three residential properties in Alger have been awarded demolition funding.

Hardin County rainfall report for 2024 growing season

HARDIN COUNTY __ With the help of fifteen volunteer rainfall reporters, Ohio State University Extension in Hardin County has collected unofficial township rainfall data for the past thirty-two consecutive years. The 2024 growing season was challenging with the extended drought which led to crops maturing much earlier than normal this year.

Community Markets to be acquired by SpartanNash as part of Fresh Encounter Inc., 

Ada store and employees to join “Our Family” business

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Community Markets of Ada, as part of the 49-store Fresh Encounter Inc. chain, is being acquired by the “food solutions” company SpartanNash, according to an October 14 announcement.

Based near Grand Rapids, Mich., SpartanNash is a publicly traded company that includes food wholesale and grocery retail segments. It currently operates 147 grocery stores as well as a number of pharmacies and fuel centers. Our Family is the SpartanNash flagship brand; other items are distributed via the OwnBrands suite of products.

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