Provided by Mark Badertscher
Hardin County Extension Office
The past couple of weeks, Water Quality Extension Associate Boden Fisher and I have been doing yield checks around the county in corn and soybean fields.
We have seen some variable fields, with everything from poor pollination and tip die back in corn and short, but bushy soybeans with several pods. Rains in late July and early August seemed to help with putting on pods but we are now dry again.
Ohio Secretary of State’s office is sending information about how to get registered to vote to 110,448 Ohioans who are eligible to vote but aren’t yet registered.
This initiative is in coordination with the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a non-profit organization who assists participating states in the effort to improve the accuracy of their voter rolls and increase access to voter registration. 30 states and Washington, D.C. are members of ERIC.
The Ada Icon includes this list of community organizations our Classified Ad Page.
The information includes:
• Organization name
• Contact person
• Contact person phone number
• Meeting schedule and location, if that is appropriate
• Link to a website or Facebook
We invite groups that are not listed to send us information. This listing is free. In addition, we ask groups on this list to continue to send information about their activites and events throughout the year.
A Hardin County food distribution event takes place from 1 to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the Dial-Roberson Stadium on the ONU campus, according to Jason Aldrich.
Enter on Klingler Road. To received food persons must be 18 or older, have a valid photo ID and proof of residency, be at or below 230 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and sign and eligibility to take food home form.
In July, the Ada visit resulted in the distribution of 35,900 pounds of food passed to 133 families.
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.
