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February 2019

Power restored and Ada Public Library is open

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2019

Ada Public Library is open now that power is restored to the northside of Ada.

Rhett Grant, director, said that power was restored at 11:30 a.m. and the library opened at 1:15 p.m.

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Red Devil girls grab sectional title against Bulldogs

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2019

  By Cort Reynolds
Top-seeded Arlington reeled off 23 unanswered first half points and went on to defeat Ada 53-13 in girls Div. IV sectional basketball final action Saturday evening at Allen East.

After getting a first round tournament bye, 12th-seeded Ada finished its campaign 1-21 with the loss. Meanwhile, sectional champion Arlington advances to the district semifinals February 28 at Ottawa-Glandorf with a 20-4 mark.

The Lady Red Devils will next face Bluffton.
"I am proud of our efforts, we busted our butts from start to finish," said Ada first-year head coach Morgan Bass of the game.

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Ruth Fletcher owned Ada Hair Care Center

Was a 1965 Ada HS graduate
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2019

Ruth A. Fletcher, 71, died on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at 9 a.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born on June 29, 1947, in Kenton, Ohio, to Tracy James and Teda (Patton) Fletcher who preceded her in death.

Ruth was the owner and operator of Ada Hair Care Center for 16 years.  She previously worked for HRJ Hair Solutions of Lima for 12 years and formerly worked at RCA, Findlay. She was a 1965 graduate of Ada High School. 

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Remember the Harvest Moon dance?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2019

Here's the royalty from the 1962-63 Harvest Moon dance: from left, Mary Siferd, Marianne Kain, Queen Linda Staley, Becky Hetrick and Linda Austin.

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Power's up in Ada!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2019

According to reports from the village, Ada's power has returned. The police Facebook also posted the following announcement:

The Verizon issue has been resolved. The Ada Police Direct Line is now available at 419-634-0010.

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Glenna Hover Kriewald funeral service March 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2019

Glenna Hover Kriewald passed away peacefully Feb. 19, 2019. She was born to Scot and Martha Hover near West Newton, Ohio, on Dec. 15, 1931.  She graduated in 1949 from Harrod High School.  She earned a nursing degree from Lima Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1953.

Glenna married Don Smith of Harrod, Ohio.  They spent several years working in the Quaker City area in southern Ohio.  In 1960, they moved to Mesa, Arizona.  Don was a prison guard near Florence and Glenna was a surgical nurse for an eye doctor.

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Wide spread power outages affecting Ada

The power outage seems to be affecting the north end
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2019

ADDED AT 9:50 A.M. - ADA PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED - NO POWER.

Major electrical power outages are causing disruptions in Ada this morning (Monday, Feb. 25).

Portions of the village are without power and late Sunday evening power lines were down on the 500 block of East Lincoln. Those lines have since been secured but power was not able to be restored until the winds subsided, according to a Facebook announcement by the Ada police department.

Ada schools are closed due to lack of power. In addition, the following message was released by the village at 8:39 a.m.:

News - Village office phones affected by power outage

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Verizon customers unable to dial Ada police

In case of emergency dial sheriff at 911
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2019

The following announcement was issued at 8:04 a.m. on the Ada police Facebook:

At this time, due to high winds, Verizon Customers are not able to dial the Ada Police Department's direct number (419) 634-0010.

In case of emergency, please dial the Hardin County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center at 419-673-1268 or 911.This is a Verizon Wireless issue.

Dial 911 for Emergency or 419-673-1268 to have an Ada Police Officer Dispatched.

 

 

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Power outage closes Ada schools Monday, Feb. 25

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2019

High winds causing power outages in Ada has affected the Ada schools. At 5:45 a.m., according to Ohio Alerts, Ada cancelled school because the power is out.

The Apollo bus and van routes will run as normal.

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Career fair March 1 at St. Rita’s, Lima

Posted by Icon K on Monday, February 25, 2019

Mercy Health – St. Rita’s will be partnering with OhioMeansJobs to host a Career Fair on Friday, March 1,  from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 718 W. Market St., Lima.

We are looking to hire in the following areas: Environmental Services, Patient Transport, Nutrition Services, New Vision Medical Laboratory, and LACP mobile transport 

Mercy Health would like job seekers to come with resume and interview ready. Computers will be available to apply on-site. OhioMeansJobs is helping to coordinate and assist job seekers.

If you have any questions,  contact Jeremy Amstutz, 1-419-226-8755.

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