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Power outage in parts of Kenton and Hardin County

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 7, 2022

At approxminately 3:00 a.m., the Hardin County Sheriff's office reported:

"We are aware that the majority of the county is currently without power. As a result, our non-emergency phone lines are currently down. For all emergencies dial 9-1-1. For all non-emergencies dial 419-673-1905.

"As a reminder--if you encounter a stop light that is out, treat it as a 4-way stop."

For updates on the outage, visiti https://www.ismymeteron.com/

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Thanksgiving roadway fatalities report

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, November 29, 2022

COLUMBUS – According to provisional statistics, 16 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday. During the five-day reporting period, from Wednesday, November 23 at midnight through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 16 people were killed in 15 fatal crashes. In 2021, there were 14 fatal crashes in which 17 people were killed.

Of the 16 killed this year, two were pedestrians, 10 were not wearing a seat belt and six crashes involved impaired driving.

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Northwest Ohio law enforcement collaboration saves lives

Posted by Staff on Sunday, November 27, 2022

11th Annual Lights for Lives

41 - Safety belt citations
14 - Impaired drivers were removed from Ohio’s roadways
40 - Criminal arrests including 5 felonies and misdemeanors, 13 involved drugs 

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Ada-Liberty Fire Department to hold “Fill the Boot” collection

Posted by Staff on Thursday, November 17, 2022

The Ada-Liberty Fire Department has announced the 3rd annual Fill the Boot for Christmas Drive in a post on Facebook.

Fire fighters will be at Main Street and Lincoln Avenue on Friday November 18 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. 

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False shooter threats result in Allen, Hancock Co. school lockdowns on Nov. 16

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, November 17, 2022

False reports of active shooters were received in multiple Ohio schools on Wednesday, November 16, including schools in Allen and Hancock counties.

The Icon received a report from the Allen County Sheriff’s Department detailing that “at approximately 9:40 a.m. the Allen County Sheriff’s Office received a call stating there was an active shooter at Lima Temple Christian School with multiple injuries. At 9:43 a.m. law enforcement was on scene and began assessing the situation.”

“The first search of the building was done within minutes and it was immediately clear that the report of an active shooter was false.”

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Ambulance and Fire Dept. levies pass in November 8 election

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, November 9, 2022

The Hardin County Board of Elections has reported the following unofficial results for the November 8, 2022 General Election for the Village of Ada and Liberty Township.

Unofficial results show that voters approved the new levy for the ambulance district and renewal of the fire department levy.

The information below lists proposed taxes and the number of votes recieved.

ADA-LIBERTY JOINT AMBULANCE DISTRICT
Proposed levy

For the Tax Levy - 64.64%

788 - On election day
227 - Absentee ICC
0 - Provisional
146 - Absentee ICX
1,161 - Total Votes

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