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Tornado Watch issued for Allen, Hancock, Hardin and Putnam counties at 9:15 p.m. on April 2

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

TORNADO WATCH issued at 9:15 PM EDT WED APR 2 2025
National Weather Service www.tinyurl.com/mry5mw3p

TORNADO WATCH 103 is in effect until 4:00 AM EDT for the following locations.

Ohio counties included are

ALLEN

ASHLAND

AUGLAIZE

BROWN

BUTLER

CHAMPAIGN

CLARK

CLERMONT

CLINTON

CRAWFORD

CUYAHOGA

DARKE

DEFIANCE

DELAWARE

ERIE

FAIRFIELD

FAYETTE

FRANKLIN

FULTON

GREENE

HAMILTON

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Severe thunderstorm near Wapakoneta

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

At 920 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wapakoneta, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.

Locations impacted include... Roundhead, Fryburg, Jumbo, New Hampshire, Uniopolis, Buckland, Waynesfield, Wapakoneta, Cridersville, St. Johns, State Route 195 at State Route 235, and Fort Shawnee. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118.

 

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Bulldog softball blasts Pirates

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Photos by Mark Andreasen

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The visiting Ada High School softball team hammered Bluffton 12-1 Tuesday, April 1 to stay undefeated.

“It was nice to get another win and play a clean game,” said fourth-year Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. “We didn’t make any errors. It is nice to play solid defense.”

The Bulldogs out-hit the Pirates 12-1 in the run-rule shortened contest.

Ada improves to 3-0 with the non-league victory, while Bluffton lost its opener to start out 0-1.  

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Bulldog baseball blasts Pirates

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The visiting Ada High School baseball team used two big innings and solid defense to knock off local rival Bluffton 9-3 in a non-league game on Tuesday evening, April 1. 

Neither team scored in the first three innings of what started out as a pitchers’ duel.

The Bulldogs then scored five runs in the fourth inning, and tallied four more in the fifth to break open the scoreless battle and win.

Ada improved to 1-1 after earning their first victory, while Bluffton dropped to 2-1 with the defeat.

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Quiet, quick Ada council meeting on April 1

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The mayor, all councilors, fiscal officer, police chief and legal advisor were all present for the April 1 regular meeting of the Village of Ada Council, which was dispatched in under an hour. (Agenda)

Three names were listed under the Open Floor segment on the agenda with the expectation that they would comment on a proposed ordinance regarding vendors including food trucks. Discussion indicated that two had spoken to the mayor and councilor Bob Simmons prior to the meeting.

There were no resolutions or ordinances on the agenda.

SAFETY SERVICES
A motion by committee chair Jeff Oestriech was approved that gave the Mayor authority to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Liberty Township to install a tornado siren on the north side of town.

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Harrod's Main St. to close for bridge replacement

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

In the Village of Harrod, Main St. between 4th and 5th Streets will be closed for bridge replacement starting Monday, April 14 for 8 weeks.

There will be no access during this closure.

For more information, contact Allen County Engineer, Brion E. Rhodes at 419-228-3196.

Editor's note: For future reference, this notice is also posted on AdaIcon.com/classifieds.

The Allen County Engineer's Office is responsible for the maintenance of Allen County's local highway system, which includes 352 miles of county roads and 550 miles of township roads.

Also maintained are 378 bridges and over 1,400 culverts of various sizes.

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