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59,000 Ohioans without power tonight

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 26, 2012

A severe weather front has moved through parts of Ohio July 26 causing widespread damage and customer outages.

As of 7:15 p.m., just over 59,000 customers are without power. Most of these customers are located in the New Philadelphia, Columbus, and Newark areas.

AEP Ohio anticipates the number of customer outages will increase as the storm continues to travel across the state. AEP Ohio already has requested outside assistance from other companies, including companies within the AEP System.

In addition to restoration efforts, AEP Ohio personnel will be assessing the damage caused by the storm in order to get a more adequate estimate of restoration times.

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Remember WOWO and CKLW? Dennis "Ben" Herr remembers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 26, 2012

President Harold Friesner called the 38th meeting (July 17th) of the 2011–2012 Ada Kiwanis year to order at 12:06 p.m. at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada.
The Invocation was given by Jon Umphress.
Dennis Herr was welcomed as a guest.

The birthday of John Berg (July 25th) was noted in song,
In business:
-The F&M Picnic will be held on Saturday August 11th. The club will assist with the peal tractor Pull.
-The Ohio District Kiwanis Convention will be held August 10th to 12th in Boardman. The club will prepare a silent auction basket for fundraiser at the convention.

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It’s Lincoln Highway Buy Way Time! Aug. 9, 10, 11

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Village Voice
The Village of Ada will be running informational articles about Village policies and services currently offered. These articles will be for informational purposes only, and further details and the complete Codified Ordinances may be found on the Village website, www.adaohio.org, or by calling the Village Water Office at 419-634-4045.

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The Voices of Ohio coming to Ada for United Methodist benefit concert on Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Watch the video at the bottom of this story.

This weekend The Voices of Ohio provides a benefit concert for the Ada First United Methodist Church that burned down on March 13.Their performance is at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 28, inthe Ada School auditorium.

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The green monster

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Think for a moment. Where does this tall brick wall exist in Ada? Well, it's not exactly a wall. It's one side of the Ada school building, which presents itself as a large piece of scenery as the school lawn is mowed.

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Mobile Food Pantry in Ada Aug. 21

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 26, 2012

On Tuesday, Aug. 21, from 3-5 p.m. there will be a mobile food pantry from the West Ohio Food Bank located at the former Ada First United Methodist Church parking lot. There will be 5,000 pounds of food to give away to the community.

ReStore Community Center is partnering with Ohio Northern University to host this event as part of Ada Civic Engagement Day. On Aug. 21, all first-year ONU students will serve at different locations in the community to meet various needs in the community and raise the visibility of service learning.

All community members are invited to participate in this free food give away. There are no qualifications to receive this food.

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