Ada's board of zoning appeals will hear a request for a conditional use permit for two purposes at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, according to Michael Harnishfeger, village zoning inspector. The meeting is in the Ada depot.
The request includes:
• Indoor/outdoor cultivation and harvesting of industrial hemp.
• Industrial hemp processing.
Construction plans include a 35-by-96-foot greenhouse. It is to be used for indoor cultivation and outdoor cultivation of up to one-half acre and construction of a 1,600-square-foot processing facility.
The request involves a proposed project in the Grass Run Industrial Park.
In the words of Curtis Mayfield, “Keep on keeping on,” and this time those words are from David Retterer, Ada mayor.
In his annual report to council, Retterer talks about continued maintenance, expansion and improvements in the village.
Among these includes that the Municipal building is essentially complete, Ada’s new fiscal officer is reorganizing the village account structure, the constant stream of projects demonstrates that the community is healthy, and that the village employees are a great asset.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team enjoyed a balanced scoring effort and assist-filled night Wednesday inside the ONU Sports Center. A dozen Polar Bears tallied a point and, as a team, they dished out 19 assists en route to a 70-42 win over Heidelberg.
The victory improved Northern to 10-2 on the season and 4-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference play and stretched its win streak to four games. The loss dropped Heidelberg to 5-7 overall and 1-4 in conference action.
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Ada girls swim team swept host Bath and Bluffton in a triangular meet Wednesday night at the Lima YMCA.
The Lady Bulldog swimmers beat the Bluffton Swim Club 87-66 and downed Lima Bath, 78-68. Meanwhile, the Bulldog boys whipped Bath 85-48 but lost a close dual meet to Bluffton, 76-67.
Ada beat Bath 163-116 in the boys and girls combined scoring, and the Bulldog boys and girls also edged Bluffton 154-142 in combined action. Bluffton beat Lima Bath 147-121 in the combined standings.
The Bluffton boys beat Bath 85-46 and edged Ada 76-67. The BSC girls lost to Bath 75-62 and fell to Ada 78-68.
The Ohio Northern women's basketball team received extremely strong play from its bench Saturday against John Carroll. The Polar Bears claimed a 62-55 victory, as their bench outscored the Blue Streaks' 41-0 inside the ONU Sports Center
"They were outstanding," ONU head coach Michele Brand said. "We pride ourselves on being able to play 10 girls. I don't get focused on who starts or who comes off the bench, but (the bench) did a really great job tonight. They really helped us out."
Freshman Brynn Serbin (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) poured in a career-high 13 points,
