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The Ada school board will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 25, according to Meri Skilliter, Ada school superintendent.

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Recent trends in safety, demographics, and demand have spurred the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to develop its first-ever policy plan for walking and biking. Stakeholder and public engagement will help ensure that policies and investments meet the needs of people walking and biking.

The Walk.Bike.Ohio plan will guide Ohio's bike and pedestrian transportation policies and investments in infrastructure and programs. It is looking at current and potential programs and policies, not at specific projects.

P CLARK was spotted in the Ada park. The plate is on a black Chevrolet van.

For the growing season since April 15, the average precipitation in all the townships was 16.29 inches, with a wide range from 12.82 inches in Liberty Township to 19.23 inches in Pleasant Township

Hardin County Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 7.08 inches of rain in Hardin County during June, according to Mark Badertscher, extension agent.

Last year, the average rainfall for June was 6.09 inches. Rainfall for June 2019 was 1.46 inches more than the ten-year average rainfall in the month of June.  

Dudley Township received 10.24 inches, the most of the township sites. The least rain in June, 4.51 inches was collected in Liberty Township.  

For the growing season since April 15, the average precipitation in all the townships was 16.29 inches, with a wide range from 12.82 inches in Liberty Township to 19.23 inches in Pleasant Township.  

Next Ada visit is Aug. 28 at the public library

The Ohio Northern University mobile clinic will be busy for the remainder of July and August. Here’s the schedule now through Aug. 31. The clinic’s next stop in Ada is on Wednesday, Aug. 28.

July
• Thursday, July 18 - Roundhead community dinner, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
• Monday, July 22 – Forest food distribution center, 1-3 p.m.
• Tuesday, July 23 – Dunkirk community dinner, 5-7 p.m.
• Thursday, July 25 – Kenton, Open Gate, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Friday, July 26 – Bluffton Public Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

The quarterly meeting of the Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) has moved to noon, Thursday, July 24, at the Ada depot. The meeting was previously scheduled for July 17.

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