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A 2-hour early release Oct 26 for Ada Schools

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, October 25, 2021

The Ada Schools will have a 2-hour early release (1 p.m.) for students on Tuesday, October 26.

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Five candidates for four seats on Ada Council

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, October 25, 2021

Five candidates are running for four seats on the Ada Village Council in the November 2 General Election.

Incumbents with terms expiring December 31, 2021:

  • Jeff Oestreich
  • Noah Ristau
  • Robert C. Simmons

Challengers:

  • Sean Beck 
  • Jason Campbell

Terry Keiser, whose term expires December 2021, is not seeking reelection.

Village council members Sheila Coressel and Linda Mason have terms expiring December 31, 2023.

Two candidates, Sean Beck and Jeff Oestreich, have provided background information to the Ada Icon:

Sean Beck

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Proposed renewal of income tax for Ada schools operating expenses

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, October 23, 2021

The Hardin County Ohio November 2, 2021 General Election ballot for the Village of Ada includes a proposed Ada School District Income Tax renewal. The ballot question asks:

Shall an annual income tax of 3/4% on the school district income of individuals and of estates be imposed by the Ada Exempted Village School District to renew an income tax expiring at the end of 2022, for 5 years, beginning January  1, 2023, for the purpose of current operating expenses of the school district.

Voters are asked to vote for or against the tax, which was established in 1992 and renewed in 

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VanBuskirk hired as Ada Schools superintendent at Oct. 21 meeting

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, October 22, 2021

UPDATED NOVEMBER 12, 2021: Approved minutes are now attached at the bottom of this story.

The Ada Board of Education met for approximately 30 minutes on Thursday, October 21. The meeting was held in a room in the District Office/Gymnasium building.

The board unanimously approved the minutes of a Regular Meeting held on September 15, 2021, a Special Meeting held on September 28, 2021, and a Special Meeting held on October 5, 2021. 

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Information provided by candidates for Ada board of education

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, October 18, 2021

At the October 13 Ada school board candidate forum for the November 2 General Election, four of six candidates provided materials about their candidacy: Adam Baumgartner, Denise D'Arca, Margaret (Peg) Gordon and Ted Griffith. 

Also running for board membership are Chase Archer and Ron Fleming. The ballot can be viewed at the Hardin County Board of Elections website.

The following is a transcript of candidate documents.

Adam Baumgartner

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Board of Education resignations and appointments

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, October 15, 2021

Ada Exempted Village School superintendent Larry Claypool provided the following information to the Icon regarding the current makeup of the Ada Board of Education and the seats to be filled by the November 2 election.

Board member Ernest Daugherty submitted his resignation and it was approved at the July 29 special Board of Education meeting. Tom Dearth was appointed at the August 18 regular Board of Education meeting to finish this term, which ends December 31, 2021. This seat will be filled by the November 2 election.

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