Regional news

Part of BWC agency rollback

Ada and Liberty Township and neighboring municipal governments will receive funds from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) as part of the agency’s rollout this week of $172 million in dividend checks to Ohio’s public employers.

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Listing everything from homecoming, Halloween and finishing with breakfast with Santa

October and November in Ada – where do we begin? It takes four pages of single-space typing to tell the entire story.

It begins on Oct. 1 with a visit from the mobile dentist at Ada schools. Then, there’s the open house of the James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building, followed by homecomings for both Ohio Northern University and Ada High School.

Don’t forget all the Halloween-related community events, library storytime with the Lima Symphony Orchestra, Ada Music Boosters Music Feast, parent-teacher conference, and concluding in late November with a breakfast with Santa at The Inn at ONU.

Darlene Bowers compiles the calendar for the Icon.

State Route 103 just east of Hancock County Road 183, between the villages of Arlington and Mount Blanchard, will close Monday, Sept. 30, for approximately five days for a culvert replacement.

Traffic will be detoured onto U.S. 68, U.S. 30, and state Route 37 back to state Route 103. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hancock County maintenance garage.

Smile, or, practice your smile, if you are an Ada elementary student.

This fall's elementary picture day takes place on Thursday, Oct. 10, for Kindergarten through sixth grade students.

A Girl Scout troop formation meeting takes place this week in Ada.

The meeting is from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, in the Ada elementary school cafeteria.

Persons wanting more information may contact Tammy Miller at 419-225-3045 or [email protected].

Ada schools have a 2-hour early dismissal for students today, Tuesday, Sept. 24.

Students are dismissed at 1:10 p.m. [K-3] and 1:30 p.m. [4-12].  Offices close at 1:45 p.m.
 

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