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Mini Football Drop will raise funds for United Way agencies

Posted by Staff on Friday, July 22, 2022

The United Way of Hardin County is working to raise $4,000 with sales of Football Drop tickets.

The event will take place on Friday, September 2 at Ada War Memorial Park prior to the Ada Bulldogs vs Hardin Northern Polar Bears game.

Tickets are $5 each. The $1,000 prize will be split between the numbers of the footballs that land in the helmet. You need not be present to win. The decision of the United Way judge is final.

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Soil Health Field Day report

Posted by Staff on Friday, July 22, 2022

By Matt Burkholder

It was 101 degrees but that didn’t stop 65 farmers and land owners from attending our Soil Health Field Day at Burkholder Healthy Farms in Cairo, Ohio.

Our field day was in partnership with Cargill and American Farmland Trust. We discussed soil health practices such as no till, planting cover crops, carbon sequestration, water infiltration, seed treatment options and much more.

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Lily, lily, lily

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, July 22, 2022

A glorious garden of lilies adorns a yard at Lima Ave. and Christopher Circle. 

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Summary of July Board of Education meeting

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, July 22, 2022

End of fiscal year reports, preparations for school to begin August 18

On July 21, the Ada Schools Board of Education met to with the attached agenda. All five members of the board were present: Ron Fleming, Matt Gossman, Ted Griffith, Steve Ramey and Amy Mullins. As president of the board, Mullins conducted the meeting.

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Hardin County Extension rainfall report for June 2022

Posted by Staff on Thursday, July 21, 2022

By Mark Badertscher
Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator

Hardin County–Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 2.29 inches of rain in Hardin County during June. Last year, the average rainfall for June was 3.12 inches. Rainfall for the month was 3.08 inches less than the ten-year average rainfall in the month of June. Buck Township received 3.67 inches,  the most rainfall of the township sites. The least rain in June, 1.55 inches, was reported in Blanchard Township. For the growing season since April 15, the average precipitation in all the townships was 8.62 inches, with a range from 6.15 inches in Hale Township to 11.14 inches in Marion Township.  

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The Inn at ONU, Play It Blue showcased at July chamber meeting

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, July 21, 2022

The July 20 meeting of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce was an elegant affair at The Inn at ONU. The sound of live piano music greeted the ear and the scent of hot coffee wafted to the entrance.

THE INN AT ONU
While the Ada Public Library is “home” for chamber meetings, director Lindsay Walden is open to visiting chamber members at their place of business. On this day, members met Meghan Violet, the new manager of The Inn. Violet announced that the fountain in the courtyard will be turned into a fire pit and that The Inn will soon have a new website. Violet invites all businesses to contact her about services at The Inn.

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