If you were in Ada on Saturday you may have thought you stepped back in time.
That is if you saw the 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B, set up camp in Ada. Not to worry. The group is a living history organization.
The company members had a demonstration for ONU Civil War classes. They will be at Appomattox on April 15, during the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination.
The latest phase of Ada's Water Resource Plan has identified scores of potential sources of contamination to the village's drinking water, including large-scale animal farms, crude oil pipelines and privately-owned injection wells.
Village Administrator Jim Meyer provided updates on the nine-year-old project for Ada’s Community Improvement Corporation during their meeting last Wednesday at Ohio Northern University.
Icon viewers are in for 12 hours of Disney fun all for a good cause starting Friday evening.
The 12-hour Ohio Northern University's Relay for Life takes place in the King Horn Field House from 6 p.m., Friday, March 20, to 6 a.m., Saturday, March 21.
The theme of this year's Relay is "Disney." There is a $10 charge enter Relay, for persons not on a team. That admission charge allows you to participate in all of the events and have lots of things to eat.
According to Nicole Michalek, coordinator of the Relay: "With the 22 teams that we have sign up, ONU has raised $10,416 out of our $17,000 goal."
Midwest Regional Educational Service Center has scheduled three preschool screens in April. The Center provides preschool services for the Ada, Hardin Northern, Ridgemont and Upper Scioto Valley school districts.
Parents and caregivers with children ages 3 to 5 by Aug. 1, 2015, should call Midwest Regional ESC for an appointment.
Registration and screens are planned at the following locations:
• Upper Scioto Valley, Monday, April 13
• Hardin Northern, Tuesday, April 14
• Ridgemont, Wednesday, April 15
An American Red Cross blood drive takes place at the Ada Elementary School from 3 to 8 p.m., Thursday, March 26.
This is a "Pint-size Hero" event, sponsored by the elementary. To schedule an appointment contact Ada school nurse, Marlene Vermillion or Angie Hall, school secretary.
