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2022 Ohio Sales Tax Holiday on specific items is August 5-7

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, July 18, 2022

The Ohio Department of Taxation has issued a reminder that the state will have a sales tax holiday from Friday, August 5, 2022 at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, August 7, 2022 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.

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Ada welcome for riders

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, July 18, 2022

Boy Scout Jadon Holbrook of Troop 124 welcomed cyclists at the Ada rest area--and rain shelter--on the July 16 Bluffton Ride to Remember. Riders you saw in town covered the 37-mile Ada Loop on an exceptionally wet day.

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ODOT construction updates for Napoleon and Thayer Rds.

Posted by Staff on Monday, July 18, 2022

ODOT District 1 has issued the following Traffic Impact and Project Updates for the Week of July 18, 2022:

Napoleon and Thayer Roads are expected to reopen the week of Aug. 15.

  • Detour: I-75 to SR 81 to SR 235 back to SR 309 (see map).
  • Thayer Road between State Route 117 and Reservoir Road is closed.
  • Napoleon Road between Reservoir Road and Clum Road is closed.

State Route 696 between the village of Beaverdam and the Putnam County line will be restricted to one lane for pavement repairs.

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Studio 419 offers dance classes in Ada

Posted by Staff on Sunday, July 17, 2022

A new dance studio, Studio 419, has announced classes for practically all ages and skill levels beginning August 29, 2022.

Classes include ballet, combo tap/ballet, hip-hop, modern, pointe and tap.

The classes are held at 301 N Main St., the First United Methodist Church.

Registration can be done online via the attached QR code or by visiting http://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=546809

Most classes are $30 per month and there is aregistration fee of $40 per student.

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Book Review: Life and death in the Serengeti

Posted by Staff on Sunday, July 17, 2022

By Robert McCool
Icon Columnist

I have read and reviewed more of Chris Bohjalian's books than any other author. Midwives, The Flight Attendant, The Plot, The Night Strangers, The Guest Room, and Hour of the Witch, just to name a few. Why? Because he's an excellent writer.

And he doesn't disappoint with his latest work, The Lioness (Doubleday, ISBN: 978-03855-4482-5).

This time his recipe is to put a group of Hollywood friends and relatives in Kenya, Africa on a photo safari during a time of upheaval in the neighboring countries. The time is 1964.

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July 19 Council Meeting agenda

Posted by Staff on Sunday, July 17, 2022

Water meter agreement, officers promoted, request for tree damage compensation

The Village Of Ada Council will hold a regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on July 19, 2022 at the Ada Municipal Building, 115 W. Buckeye. The meeting may be attended virtually via a Zoom link.

The meeting agenda is available on the village website HERE. The packet includes 

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