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Leonard L. Earl owned Earl’s Plumbing and Heating

Leonard L. Earl, 81, of Nokomis, FL, and formerly from Ada, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023.  He was born Dec 20, 1941 in Elida, Ohio to Byron and Clarabell (Wood) Earl.

Leonard graduated from Ada High School and Ohio Northern University.  He taught school in Botkins before becoming owner of Earl’s Plumbing and Heating in Ada. He married Barbara Sue Montgomery on March 6, 1965, and she preceded him in death.

August 4-6 is Ohio Tax-Free Holiday for school shopping

Ada Schools supply lists provided below

This weekend, Aug. 4-6, is the annual Ohio Tax-Free Holiday for specified school-related items. The window of opportunity is from Friday at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday at 11:59 p.m.

During the holiday, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax:

  • An item of clothing priced at $75 or less
  • An item of school supplies priced at $20 or less; and
  • An item of school instructional material priced at $20 or less.

Items used in a trade or business are not exempt under the sales tax holiday.

For more information regarding the sales tax holiday, visit the Ohio Department of Taxation's Sales Tax Holiday web page HERE

Qualified items sold to consumers by mail, telephone, e-mail, or Internet qualify for the exemption if you order and pays for the item and the retailer accepts the order during the exemption period for immediate shipment, even if delivery is made after the exemption period. 

Middle School / High School: https://www.adabulldogs.org/.../forms/high-school/410503

Elementary: https://www.adabulldogs.org/.../forms/elementary/410502

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Freed Center opens subscription sales for 2023-24 season

Full list of 13 events is below

The Freed Center for the Performing Arts at Ohio Northern University is excited to release its full slate of theatre, dance and music events for the 2023-2024 season, with subscription sales starting Aug. 1. Single tickets are available for purchase approximately six weeks prior to each event beginning on Sept. 28 for the musical comedy It Shoulda Been You.

Ada area places of worship listed on the Classifieds

We've updated the Icon listing for County Line Church (formerly County Line Church of the Brethren). See details that need updating for other places of worship? Please let us know at [email protected].

The following are listed on our Classifieds page.

Ada Schools fiscal year 2022-2023 overview

At the July 2023 Ada School Board meeting, treasurer Kim Light provided the above comparison of Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023 receipts, expenditures and unencumbered balance. The public financial packet from the meeting is HERE.

Main St. accident causes suspected serious injuries

By Paula Scott

At 7:38 p.m. on Monday, July 31, a two-vehicle injury accident occurred on the east side of the 300 block of N. Main Street in Ada. The report provided by the Ada Police Department provides the following details.

Witness Deleana Downing stated that while northbound on Main she was stopped for a red light at Highland. She saw a vehicle coming upon her extremely fast and got in the left lane so it could pass her. She saw the vehicle move to the right and hit a parked pick up truck.

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