Hardin Extension Office
Hardin County has recently experienced heavy rains in the past week.
Producers may have concerns about nitrogen loss in cornfields. Nitrogen losses occur by two main pathways: de-nitrification, which is gaseous loss of nitrogen, and leaching of nitrate from the soil through water leaving the tile line or into groundwater. There is no tool or test that can tell us how much has been lost.
The following story was posted on Tuesday in the Bluffton Icon and was updated for Ada Icon viewers. The above story is also posted on the Bluffton Icon.
With 3.34 inches of rain from Friday to Monday – according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora, weather observer – area streams overflowed their banks leaving Bluffton almost an island as Riley Creek also overflowed on Tuesday.
Bluffton emergency services had prepared for the flooding, as announced by Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief, at Monday’s council meeting.
Story and photos by Amy Eddings
Flooding on the western grounds of Ohio Northern University has been so severe, Ada village officials have had to bring in two pumps from Cleveland to help drain the area.
The problem is the stormwater retention pond that’s situated east of the soccer field. It’s so swollen with rainwater from the weekend’s drenching storms that it overflowed its banks, spilling into Mirror Lake to the south and washing out much of the “green monster” exercise track that passes nearby.
Mary Kennedy would be pleased at the Kennedy Garden located on the west side of English Chapel on campus.
The profusion of pink roses and sweet-smelling white mock orange surround a cross in the garden developed in memory of Mary, granddaughter of ONU founder Henry Solomon Lehr, and her mother Sarah Lehr Kennedy.
Miss Kennedy played the chapel chimes on many a Sunday. (Monty Siekerman)
Here are the Ada police call logs from June 8 to 14, provided by Michael Harnishfeger, police chief.
June 8th
- Assist other agency
- Handled a criminal damage complaint
- Handled a welfare check
- Handled a property violation complaint
- Handled a possible theft complaint
- Handled a juvenile complaint
- Handled a domestic trouble complaint
- Traffic stop citation issued for driving under suspension
- Handled a fight complaint
