With this week’s time change on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 a.m., Ohioans will gain an extra hour of sleep. It also means it is getting darker even earlier, reducing visibility and making it more important than ever for motorists to watch out for pedestrians during evening commutes, especially in residential areas and near school, according to Shelly Miller of MOVE Safe Allen County.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), along with local safety officials, is reminding motorists about the importance of pedestrian safety with the upcoming time change.
2017 was the deadliest in a decade for pedestrians in Ohio.
The Kenton Hardin Health Department has teamed up with the Hardin County Prosecutor, Sheriff’s Department, County Coroner, and Hardin Memorial Hospital to bring Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided With Naloxone) to the community. The training is scheduled for 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Ada Public Library.
Project DAWN teaches rescue breathing and how to properly administer Naloxone in the event of an opioid overdose. This training includes a kit containing two doses of Naloxone, a face shield, and a reference guide.
By Monty Siekerman
Some people sell pies, this young lady sells bricks.
Emily Baker, a student intern in the ONU advancement office, offers bricks for sale for $50 each. The bricks are from Clark Hall, which was demolished last summer.
Clark served as a residence hall for many years and those who lived there at one time were the prime purchasers. The bricks serve as a fond memory of Clark, and certainly are a permanent memento.
Emily sold the inscribed bricks at the activities tent at Homecoming last weekend. If you missed your chance to buy one, call the advancement office at 419-772-2035.
By Monty Siekerman
The Blue Star Mothers are asking for your help in two ways.
• They have placed a large box in the Ada High School office hoping that members of the community will fill it with gifts to make Christmas happier for those in the military service who are serving overseas.
• Also, they would like to be informed of the names of the men and women from Hardin County who currently are stationed in a foreign land.
Local Republican candidates and volunteers will participate in a Hancock-Hardin County Republican Get-Out-The-Vote Bus Tour scheduled for Saturday, November 3rd.
Republican State Representative Candidate Jon Cross will join local Republican candidates and volunteers for the "Connecting with Communities" tour, kicking off with a breakfast at the Midway Diner in Kenton, Ohio at 8 a.m.
A special Ada Village Council meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Council chambers on the second floor of the City Building, 115 W. Buckeye Ave. The meeting is to discuss the refuse contract and consider the second reading of the ordinance about the refuse collection system and regulate solid waste and recycling disposal in the village.
