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:
JULY 18 MEDIA RELEASE__The Village of Ada is happy to announce that the Municipal Pool will be open an additional week.
The week of August 10-16 the pool will be open for lap swim from 10:00-11:00 a.m. and open for regular swimming from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., weather permitting.
There will not be a night swim on Tuesday evening. There are a couple of spots still available for pool rentals for anyone who's interested.
Thank you to all of our patrons for a great 2025 Season!
