ODOT's 1,629 snowplow trucks have been inspected and are ready to roll.
Last year, which wasn't a terribly snowy season, saw ODOT trucks drive over 6.8 million miles (or like 275 trips around the Earth). Crews used 600,000 tons of salt and 12 million gallons of deicer on the 43,000 lane miles of roadway.
And they have a pleas for you:
While we work hard to clear snow and ice, we need your help as well. ODOT plows were struck 35 times in 2016. Please be sure to give our drivers plenty of room to work. Plow trucks typically drive much slower than other traffic, so be extra alert when driving near them.
Are you interested in maintaining your weight or even losing a few pounds during this holiday season? The “Zero Weight Gain Challenge” is an on-line challenge designed to help participants get fit by encouraging regular exercise, nutrition, and wellness tips during the upcoming holiday season.
Gary Fleming, with his wife Linda riding shotgun, harvested a soybean field three weeks ago west of the three ONU turbines. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Hardin County Extenstion Educator Mark Badertscher's report on corn and bean crops as of earlier this week: The weather is turning into a foe with regards to the completion of harvest in Hardin County.
Progress on soybean harvest has been slow over the past couple of weeks with the onset of rain, causing the need for dryer weather to finish the fields that are still out there.
Lower corn yields in the county were accompanied by lower corn prices.
Soybean prices were good, but yields were less.
In Liberty Township, where Ada is located, nearly 28 inches of rain fell during the growing season, according to local observer Phil Epley.
With the help of 15 volunteer rainfall reporters, the Hardin County Extension office has collected unofficial township rainfall data for the past 25 consecutive years.
The Ada Schools will have parent-teacher conferences for students in grades K-12 on Monday, Nov. 20 from 4 until 8:30p.m. and on Tuesday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Students will only attend school on Monday, Nov. 20that week. There will not be school on Nov. 21 or 22 for conferences or Nov. 23 and Nov. 24 for Thanksgiving Break.
Elementary conferences will be student-led. Parents should bring their child with them so that the student, along with his or her teacher, can share information about this year’s progress. Parents had the opportunity to sign up for conference times at open house.
By Monty Siekerman
Wynn Hauenstein of Ada will deliver remarks during a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, in a ceremony moved to Presser Hall on the ONU campus.
He will discuss what Veterans Day means to him, share his experiences from his service during the Vietnam War, and talk about how the war was viewed back home.
