The Ada Exempted Village School District received an overall rating of 4 (out of 5), exceeds state standards in the 2024-2025 Ohio School Report Card recently issued by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
The district received 5’s for Gap Closing and Graduation. The district received a 2 for College, Career, Workforce, and Military Readiness. Details regarding the district’s enrollment can be viewed HERE.
SEPT 5 MEDIA RELEASE– Polar Buddies, an Ohio Northern University partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hardin County, is excited to announce that registration for 2025-2026 is now open.
ONU college students (“Bigs”) serve as mentors for Ada area students Kindergarden-8th grade (“Littles”) getting together twice a month for fun and meaningful activities. Polar Buddies will meet as a group after school in the school cafeteria on the first Fridays of the month. The second meeting of the month is arranged individually by the Big and parent as schedules permit.
Batteries don’t belong in trash or curbside recycling containers
MEDIA RELEASE__Rumpke Waste & Recycling experienced a fire at its new $100 million recycling facility in Columbus, Ohio in July 2025, which was caused by a lithium-ion cell phone battery. The business provides trash and recycling services to Ada residents.
Building permits in the Village of Ada for the first half of 2025 have a total value of $2.9M. Data for this report was issued by Ada Zoning Inspector Michele Chambers for the Ada Village Council meeting of July 15.
Commercial projects include
Ada Boyz Holdings (Old Route 69 Brewery) - $1M
Liberty Township EMS Squad House (ambulance bay) - $492K
Ohio Northern University (demolitions) - 2 at $12.5K each
Three new single family homes are being constructed with job costs ranging from $254-600K. Projects by type were:
