On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Ada Village Council officially moved to hire Alec Cooper as Ada’s new Chief of Police with a start date of January 9, 2023. He will be sworn-in at Ada Village Council at 6:30 p.m. on January 10, 2023.
Cooper comes to the Village of Ada from the City of Delphos where he has served for the past 5 years as a sergeant. During Cooper's time with Delphos, he managed their LEADS, Firearms Instruction, Policy Review and Implementation as well as a number of other administrative duties. Prior to his time with Delphos, Cooper was with the Ada Police Department for approximately 7½ years serving as a dispatcher, full-time and part-time officer. Cooper was Ada’s Officer of the Year in 2014 and has been named the MADD Officer of the Year, 9 of the last 10 years in a row either with the Ada or Delphos Police Departments.
Cooper will be attending New Chief of Police Training and Police Executive Leadership College in early 2023, along with some day courses as he begins his training for the position.
We are still expecting impactful weather to close out of the workweek into the holiday weekend, with a concerning signal for cold temperatures and strong wind to produce dangerous wind chills.
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."
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.
