A rail study is underway to explore re-routing Ada's through-town railroad tracks to bypass the village.
If successful, the current railroad tracks that pass through Ada would be removed and replaced with two possible alternatives. A spur would still connect the elevator on the west side of Ada to the mainline, but it would not cross Main Street.
Southern alternative – this plan would create a new rail route (bypass) from the west at approximately Township Road 25. It could loop as far south as State Route 309 and then reconnect with the line on the east side of Ada near Township Road 65.
Suddenly it seems there’s an event planned every day in Ada.
It takes eight pages of single-spaced type to track all these Ada April and May events, and Darlene Bowers, our calendar complier, shares it all with Icon viewers.
Ada April and May Hometown Happenings includes:
• Community events
• Ada schools
• Ohio Northern University
• The Freed Center
• ONU Observatory
• The Inn at ONU
• Public meetings
• Village service schedule
• Ada Public Library
The calendar is attached as a Word document, so it’s printer-friendly, ready to print and post on your bulletin board.
It’s tax season – need assistance with your Village Income Taxes?
The Village of Ada uses the services of Central Collection Agency (also known as CCA) Division of Taxation for filing and payment of village income taxes. As a service to its customers, CCA schedules on site taxpayer assistance.
This year, auditors from CCA will be available at the Ada Depot on Saturday, April 7, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Auditors will be able to assist taxpayers with their Village of Ada income tax form preparation
By Monty Siekerman
Shannon Brown, owner of Carol Slane Florist, suggests giving Easter lilies this week.
The store, located at 410 S. Main, also offers dish gardens of spring bulb plants, cut flowers, corsages and much more.
The flower shop is open 9-5 Monday through Friday and 9-noon on Saturday. Phone: 419-634-7910.
Here are a few tips about keeping Easter lilies: To make the blooms last longer take out the yellow anther in the center of the bloom. When the flowers finish blooming they can be planted outdoors, about 6 inches deep.
You may have to travel to Iowa to see this plate. The Icon spotted it in early March at the Ohio Northern University agriculture conferance. This guy's obviously an Iowa State fan and is certainly involved in agriculture.
