Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 25, in the Community Health Professionals Ada Visiting Nurses conference room, 1200 S. Main St.
To schedule an appointment, call Mary Hackworth, blood program leader for Ada community blood drives, at 419-604-8569 or 800-Red Cross.
Face coverings are required at this blood donation. Also, if the donor is able to fill out rapid pass to please do so as it is a huge timesaver. If not, procedures at the blood drive will be the same as in the past.
Hardin County OSU Extension will host a virtual new pesticide applicator training to help new pesticide applicators prepare for the Ohio Private Pesticide Applicator License scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 12:30-4:30 pm.
The class will provide instruction in CORE, grain, and cereal crops.
For further study and to prepare for the test, books can be purchased from OSU Extension Publications online and shipped to your house at your expense. Online class participants will not need to pay the in-person $30 class fee which includes books.
Ada Schools will continue to provide meals for free to students for the remainder of the year.
However, those who qualify for free or reduced lunches are still encouraged to complete the meal application, according to an announcement from the school.
These applications are used for additional benefits to the family and to Ada school, according to a post on Ada Bulldogs Facebook.
Applications can be downloaded from our website, or by clicking here or a paper copy can be mailed home to you. Parents and caregivers may contact the school office for more information.
The Village of Ada has contracted with Regional Income Tax Agency, RITA, for 2021 to assist with the collection of village income taxes. The company is located in the Columbus suburb of Broadview Heights.
In previous years the village used the services of Central Collection Agency, CCA, as its income tax agency.
RITA mailed letters to Ada residents and businesses in December. The letter follows:
Dear Ada Residents and Businesses:
Effective Jan. 1, 2021, the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) will begin collecting municipal income tax for the Village of Ada.
The village of Ada offices had experienced phone and internet service interruption today, Jan. 7.
And, at 1:46 p.m. the village announced that the phone and internet connections were restored.
The original announcement was made at 8:39 a.m. on the village website. It read:
"The village offices are experiencing a phone and internet services interruption today, Jan. 7. We have our telecommunications provider working on the issue; we do not know when services will be available.
Here are updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the governor's office.
VACCINATION PHASES
Because the availability of the vaccine remains limited in Ohio and across the country, Ohio is taking a phased approach that prioritizes the most vulnerable citizens, those in the healthcare field, and school staff members.
Phase 1A, which is currently underway, includes approximately 1 million Ohioans.
It is anticipated that vaccine distribution in Phase 1B will begin as Phase 1A begins to wind down.
