Follow-up Utilities Committee meeting scheduled for February 3
By Alec Keller
The Ada Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 20 with all members present and Mayor Dave Retterer presiding. No pending legislation or ordinances were on the agenda for the evening. The full meeting packet is HERE.
WATER EMERGENCY
Village resident Anita Stephenson was invited to address Council to express her concerns in the wake of the drinking water issue in which lime was overfed at the village’s water treatment plant on Friday, January 16.
Cruisin’ was released by Motown Records on August 20, 1979, and would hit number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The song was sung by Smokey Robinson and he wrote the lyrics with fellow Miracles member Marv Tarplin. The song was a bigger hit in New Zealand, where it hit #1. The lyrics never indicate how one is cruising along, whether it be in a car, a boat or another form of transportation.
The Lima News has reported that several people were injured in a January 19 crash involving a mini van and a Robinaugh EMS ambulance.
The incident occurred around 3:42 a.m. on State Route 309 between Township Road 15 and Township Road 25 in Liberty Township, Hardin County.
The van, operated by Monte Allen, 41, Lima, crossed the center line and struck a westbound ambulance, which overturned.
Occupants were extricated by first responders. Air and ground ambulances were used to transport the patients. The report said injuries wre not life-threatening.
During the Fall 2025 semester, the Northern Review--the student-run media outlet--launched the following podcasts, offering discussions on culture, movies and coming to Ada from abroad.
Why is it important to talk about culture? How does culture shape us? Host Riley Mason leads the conversation with faculty from Ohio Northern University as they divulge how their cultural identity informs them professionally and personally. Together, they prove that the uncomfortable conversations are certainly worth having.
FEBRUARY 7-8 Spring into Dance, Freed Center, Biggs Theatre 26 Ada Distinguished Awards Night, Liberty Oaks, 6:00 p.m. 26-27-28-Mar 1 The Glass Menagerie, Freed Center
APRIL 16-17-18 Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Freed Center 24 ONU Orchestra Overtures & Arias, Freed Center
MAY
2 Relay for Life, King-Horn Fieldhouse, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 3 ONU Spring Band Festival, Freed Center 16 ONU Law Commencement, 10 a.m. 17 ONU Pharmacy Commencement, 9 a.m. 17 ONU Undergraduate/MSA Commencement, 2 p.m. 25 AHS Commencement, 2:00 p.m.
