Mark Badertscher of the Hardin County extension office has been working with the new Water Quality Extension Associate Boden Fisher to help him with soil health sampling in four Hardin County fields.
Cooperating farmers in this project include Jeffry Billenstein, Austin Heil, John Krock, and Paul Ralston, who providing soybean fields for this project.
Boden has also been busy taking samples in Hancock and Putnam counties as he is responsible for working in a three-county area.
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Summer is a great time to explore the art spread across the Ada community – especially for viewers unable to visit art galleries elsewhere in Ohio.
As a weekly series, The Icon will feature the art located on The Remington Walk on the Ohio Northern University campus. For some viewers, this series is familiar. For others, it may be a first-time experience.
Either way, it’s an opportunity to take a walk and view some art that is uniquely Ada. The Walk is spread through campus and may be viewed by following the ONU walking path, beginning near Affinity Village, west of The Freed Center.
The West Ohio Food Bank came to Ada on Wednesday with its monthly Hardin County free food distribution program.
The Ada visit resulted in the distribution of 35,900 pounds of food passed to 133 families, according to Jason Aldrich of the food bank.
The distribution point was at the ONU Lakeview parking lot behind The Freed Center.
Members of the Ohio National Guard loaded vehicles with food during the two-hour period. Their volunteer efforts are part of their mission assisting food banks across Ohio.
West Ohio Food Bank, based at 1366 E. Kibby St., Lima, serves an 11-county area.
Covid-19 hasn't stopped blood drives from taking place.
Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, July 20, 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.
The West Ohio Food Bank invites Ada Icon viewers to assist in a food distribution from noon to 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, on the Ohio Northern University campus.
“You can assist with passing out or loading food, with registrations, and to work side by side with Ohio National Guard soldiers as they continue their mission with food banks across Ohio,” said a food bank representative.
Either call 419-222-7946 or just show up around noon.
The distribution takes place in the Lakeview parking lot near Loop Road and the Freed Center.
On Saturday, an Ada Municipal Pool employee tested positive for covid-19, according to Ada village officials.
As a result the pool was closed Sunday and Monday, July 12-13.
Several actions took place in the meantime, allowing the pool to reopen on its regular schedule today (Tuesday, July 14), according to Angela Polachek of the village.
Following the notification to the village, the Kenton Hardin Health Department informed the village on Sunday that no other pool employees needed to be contacted as part of the contact tracing protocol.
