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Season, part-time position now available

The Village of Ada is seeking applicants for the position of groundskeeper, according to Jami Hall, village administrator.

"The successful applicant will perform maintenance on village grounds," he said. "Duties will include mowing, mulching, weeding, watering downtown flower baskets, pruning and general custorial cleaning."

The position is seasonal with part-time hours, for an estimated 15 weeks at apprximately 25 hours per week.

Depending on the weather, some Saturday or Sunday hours are required. The pay rate for this position is $15 per hour. Applications will be considered until a successful applicant is selected.

First chamber in-person meeting in 14 months

After holding off for 14 months, Ada Area Chamber of Commerce held its first in-person membership meeting on April 21.

As expected, there was much on the agenda. Several of those announcements involve programming returning to the Ada scene this summer. Those events will be covered this week in greater detail on the Icon.

Erin Saal, associate renewable development staff member for Invenergy, updated chamber members on the Hardin Solar Development project in the McGuffey area.

“The project is a solar power generation facility of up to 300 megawatts (MW), targeted to begin operating in 2023," she said.

To honor family, friends or associates

Alger Public Library has established a program for patrons to honor family members, friends and associates through the donation of funds to purchase books at the library, according to Stacey Hensley, director.

“We invite you to honor family members, friends and associates with a lasting gift of books or other library material to the Alger Public Library,” she said.

For a donation of $25 or more, a new acquisition will be added to the collection.

“You may designate a specific subject area and the type of material you prefer – a book, audiobook or DVD  – or let us select an appropriate item,” she said.

Hardin County engineer's office informed the Icon that its bridge replacement project  on County Road 60, between County Road 75 and Township Road 85  is completed. That stretch of road is now open to traffic.

 

 

Over 40 students and residents cleaned railroad bed picking up everything including the kitchen sink

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Residents of McGuffey and students at Upper Scioto Valley High School High School kick started the clean-up of their village Friday by working from 9 to 4 cleaning up trash along the railroad bed that runs through McGuffey.

Thanks to football coach Dustin Price and other school faculty over 40 students showed up to help according to village council member Richard Spradlin.

Spradlin shared how they worked hard all day and filled the biggest dumpster that was available.

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