By Mark Badertscher
The annual Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame Banquet previously scheduled for Dec. 1, is cancelled due to the inability to safely gather large groups as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The local Ag Hall of Fame committee decided that recognizing individuals this year through an alternative method such as a virtual event would not provide proper recognition for those who are typically recognized with family, friends, and the agricultural community present.
Therefore, the planning committee has decided to postpone any activity with this event until further notice.
All Ada school parent teacher conferences will be held virtually through Zoom next week.
This includes all K-12 students who are both on campus and online. To sign up for your conference time with your child's teacher, click the links provided below. Links were also emailed to homes through FinalForms.
Parent teacher conferences are Monday, Nov. 23, from 4-8:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. There will be no school for students on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Wednesday, Nov. 25. There is also no school Nov. 26-27 for Thanksgiving.
According to data from the State of Ohio and Ohio Department of Health the Ada 45810 zip code area has experienced:
• 238 cumulative cases of covid-19
• 141 cases the past 30 days
• 62 from the past two weeks
This data is from an Ohio zip code dashboard. Click here to view the data.
The dash board includes data by communities and filters data by probable or confirmed case status, county, a specific zip code, or a specific time period.
The curfew will not apply to those going to or from work, emergencies, or medical care. • Curfew is not intended to stop anyone from getting groceries or going to a pharmacy.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
STATEWIDE CURFEW
Governor DeWine announced today that the Ohio Department of Health will be issuing a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. statewide curfew beginning on Thursday, Nov. 19. The curfew will be in effect for 21 days.
By Mark Badertscher
With the help of 15 volunteer rainfall reporters, the Hardin County Extension office has collected unofficial township rainfall data for the past 28 consecutive years.
The 2020 growing season began with some early planting in April followed by wet fields for most of May.
This caused issues with ponding, replanting, and some crops getting planted later than planned.
Once crops did get planted, the months of June and July brought a dry period with parts of Hardin County being in a moderate drought area as determined by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
