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Attention: Ada HS seniors, get your senior items on March 13

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Lots of activities are taking place in the Ada schools this month. Here's a capsule of events from the school website.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
March 15th End of Third 9 weeks
March 19th ALICE Informational meeting March 19 at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria
March 22nd Grade cards sent home at the end of the day
March 22nd Interclass at 7:00 in the auditorium
March 26th 2-Hour Early Dismissal due to Teacher-In-Service Meeting
March 27th thru April 2nd Spring Break

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The Village Voice: Bookmark it - A new website for paying your Ada water bill online

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

If you have attempted to pay your water bill on the Village website within the past week, you may have encountered some difficulty. The village staff has been working diligently to improve the process for our customers, and that work has resulted in some changes we are excited about.

Costumers now need to visit www.adaoh.org to pay their water bills online. Once on that site, customers should see a tab at the far right top of the page titled “Pay Water Bill.” A single click on that title will provide customers with a form to complete for payment processing.

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Blanchard Valley Hospital accredited by the Ohio State Medical Association

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) has been surveyed by the Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) Focused Task Force on Accreditation and awarded accreditation for six years as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians.

“We are very proud to receive the six year accreditation, which is the highest accreditation level possible,” said Beverly Woodward, BVH continuing medical education coordinator. “This recognition speaks volumes to the quality of our medical education programs and the educational aspirations of the physicians in our community.”

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Latest forecast: Low-impact winter storm on the way

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

This report from AEP meterologists: A winter storm will bring snow to northwestern Ohio this afternoon through Wednesday, but major impacts now look unlikely. AEP meteorologists are now confident that the high-impact heavy snow and wind will not reach northwestern Ohio.

AEP says rain today will change to wet snow late tonight with 1 to 4 inches snow accumulations.

Winds will also become gusty Wednesday. Expect 4 to 7 inches of wet snow accumulations from South Bend and Fort Wayne through Muncie and Lima.

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February temps slightly above average

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, March 4, 2013

February came and went and the days continue to get longer and longer in promise of spring.  According to Guy Verhoff, local weather observer, this February was above average in a couple ways but not by much.

The average temperature in February was 27.7 degrees (F), which is .5 degrees higher than our normal average.  We had a high temperature of 52 degrees on Feb. 18 and our lowest temperature was 7 degrees, recorded on Feb. 7.

Precipitation in the form of rain was 2.01 inches for Feb. with our average being 1.9 inches.  Over an inch of that was recorded on Feb. 26.   We also recorded 7.2 inches of snow in February with 2.5 inches of that falling on Feb. 4.

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Health-Chek to host Ada’s “cash mob” on March 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 1, 2013

The secret’s out. The Buy Ada First Committee, planning the community’s second cash mob, this week announced the location of the event.

The cash mob takes place at one of Ada’s prominent retail businesses, Health-Chek, 117 S. Main St., from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 12.

“Alisa Armbrecht welcomed our invitation to host this event,” said Heather Cox, member of the committee. “We hope to continue more cash mobs in Ada during 2013.”

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