A back-to-school sales tax holiday will be held this weekend in Ohio.
It is an opportunity for parents to receive some sales tax relief during back-to-school shopping in preparation for the upcoming school year. This year’s sales tax holiday was authorized in the state budget bill.
From Friday, Aug. 3, through Sunday, Aug. 5, certain back to school items will be exempt from state and county sales and use taxes. Clothing items up to $75 each and school supplies or instructional materials up to $20 each will be free of taxes if purchased during this weekend. This includes a variety of items, from pencils and paper to pants and jackets to prepare for the fall.
By Chloe Noel
Ada Public Library tech trainer
As a technology trainer working in public libraries for over three years, one unfortunate trend I've seen increasing is the number of fake viruses and scams. In order to help keep your technology (and your bank account) safe from online scammers, I've compiled a list of things to watch for.
1) It is easier now for people to make fake viruses than it is to make real ones. These fake viruses usually pop up on your screen with a message saying something like "Your computer has been infected. Call Windows (or Microsoft) Tech Support at XXX-XXX-XXXX.”
By Monty Siekerman
An all-day truck and tractor pull at Ada War Memorial Park on Saturday, Aug. 11, will he part of Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic again this year
The Hardin County Tractor Pullers Association event will begin at 10 a.m. it will include local pickups, diesel tractors, and limited hot farm tractors.
The Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Classes include limited light pro stock tractors, super stock tractors, super modified 4WD trucks, and modified.
Following that event, semis will compete.
Admission is $10 for all day with children under 12 free.
Yukako Yokota, from Japan, chaperone for the Hardin County 4-H Labo program, was guest speaker in July to the Ada Kiwanis Club. She is a guest of Joe and Linda Ferguson.
Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts has released the schedule for its 2018-19 season.
The season includes:
• “Romeo and Juliet” (Sept. 27-30)
• “The Wild Party” (for mature audiences, Oct. 18-21)
• the Homecoming performance of “Mystic India: The World Tour, A Bollywood Dance Spectacular” (Oct. 27)
• “The ONU Holiday Spectacular” (Nov. 15-17 in Ada and Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Lima),
• “Choreographers’ Showcase Spring Dance Performance” (Feb. 2-3, 2019)
The International Play Festival: India (Feb. 21-24, 2019)
• “Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein” (April 11-14, 2019).
