RESIDENT INQUIRY ON FEE WAIVER
Ada resident Paul Knisley requested numbers for the recent waiving of school fees. Treasurer Tessa McVey answered that the estimated total of school fees waived is $57,000, based on enrollment, classes and expenses for those classes. Knisley asked for actual costs in years past. McVey said the previous year was closer to $65,000, with fiscal year 2025 being $54,000.
Knisley also asked if student parking concerns addressed in a May meeting were ever resolved. Superintendent Julie Simmons stated the issue was resolved internally, though Knisley noted no record of the resolution appeared in the meeting minutes. Board member Troy Erickson agreed, emphasizing that once an issue is settled, there should be some sort of designated agenda item to provide feedback and keep the community informed. (See Students paying for spots do not always have a place to park.)
MEDIA RELEASE__Deanna Rodeheffer, an Ohio Northern University student pursuing both a degree in civil engineering and a Land Surveying Certificate, has been selected as the recipient of Choice One Engineering's 2026 Tom Coverstone Memorial Scholarship. She will receive a $5,000 scholarship and join Choice One as a co-op student in summer 2027, gaining valuable industry experience.
OTTAWA__The Ada High School boys golf team finished a solid third at the third and final Blanchard Valley Conference tournament on Friday at a nice but waterlogged course at Moose Landing Country Club in Ottawa.
Van Buren won the league event decisively with 310 strokes, followed by Elmwood in second at 358, and Ada nine shots behind the Royals with 367. Riverdale came in fourth, a mere one stroke behind the Bulldogs (368). Leipsic (381) nosed out Arlington (382) for fifth place.
Arcadia took sixth at 390, followed by McComb (416) and Pandora-Gilboa (424).
CRIDERSVILLE__Initially trailing by 6, the visiting Ada High School football team responded with 42 unanswered points to shellack Perry 42-6 in a non-league game on Friday, Sept. 18.
The Bulldogs rallied with two scores in the second stanza to grab a 14-6 halftime lead over the Commodores.
Ada then scored 14 points in each of the third and fourth periods to win decisively. The balanced Bulldog offense hit paydirt on its last six possessions in a row.
Ada improved to 4-1 with the road win, while Perry fell to 2-3 after the home defeat.
FROM FACEBOOK__On September 18, 2026, the Hardin County Sheriff's Office Crime Task Force served a narcotics search warrant at a residence located at 515 N. Main Street in Ada, Ohio.
As a result of the ongoing investigation and the execution of this warrant, Jesse Nichole Johnson was taken into custody and charged with Aggravated Possession of Drugs.
During the search of the property, investigators located and seized:
