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Compiled by Paula Pyzik Scott

The Hardin County Board of Elections shows the following candidates for November 2025 races for Ada area elected offices: Ada Exempted Village Schools board, Liberty Township board of trustees and Village of Ada council. The deadline for filing candidate petitions was August 6. Some applications are currently shown as valid and some are shown as pending.

Ada Exempted Village Schools 
To elect: 2

  • DAVID ALLEN (pending)
  • TED GRIFFITH (pending)
  • KYLE POLING (pending)
  • AMANDA RAINES (pending)
  • JAY SALYER (pending)

CLICK gallery to enlarge and view at your own pace / PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen

By Paula Pyzik Scott

A tour of Ada’s Wilson Football (and basketball) factory, 517 E. Highland, with Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel hits just a little differently than other tours. On a day filled with stops around the state including meetings with OSU-Lima, UNOH, Rhodes State College and Ohio Northern University, he also toured the new manufacturing facility that was opened in June 2024.

FROM FACEBOOK__Ada Area Chamber of Commerce announcement:

39th Annual Harvest & Herb Festival - we are still accepting non-food vendors for 2025. We have maxed out on food truck space and home bakeries.

We currently have over 150 vendors & businesses participating. It's going to be another record breaking year, we have some fun announcements coming soon.

Link: https://forms.gle/y8Vw1b7iv3M8vErC6

Grace & Glow salon services are now located at 115 South Main Street, Ada. The salon phone number is 419-558-1325 and can be reached at [email protected].

Salon owner Miranda Hipsher provides "all things hair" including cuts, styling and color. 

Blessed Beyond Beauty by Aidyn Dye provides waxing, skin services and nails & pedis.

Grace & Glow is also on Facebook.

Compiled by Paula Pyzik Scott

The following 12 land transfers took place in the Ada Exempted Village School District in July 2025 as reported on the websites of Hardin County Auditor Michael T. Bacon and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

ADDRESS - BUYER - SALE DATE - PRICE - LAND USE

AGRICULTURAL

0 County Rd 1- Winner, Timothy - 7/2/2025 - $640,232 - Agricultural Vacant Land
0 County Rd 1 - Winner, Timothy - 7/2/2025 - $640,232 - Agricultural Vacant Land

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The filing deadline for nominating petitions by non-partisan candidates to appear on the November 4 General Election ballot in Ohio is 4:00 p.m. on August 6, 2025 (90 days before the General Election).

Write-in candidates must file declarations of intent by 4:00 p.m. on August 25.

To become a candidate, individuals must collect the designated number of valid voter signatures on the form designated by the Secretary of State and pay a $30 fee.

The following candidates are currently shown (7:00 a.m., August 4) on the website of the Hardin County (Ohio) Board of Elections:

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