The March 23 blood drive scheduled at the Ada visiting nurses is canceled.
"I have been asked to reschedule all of the donors who were signed up to go to the Kenton Moose Lodge on Monday, March 23, as Kenton's blood drive is still scheduled," said Mary Hackworth, Ada's volunteer coordinator, informed the Icon.
"I've sent over our blood donor list to Gene Cook. His number is 419-674-7594," she added.
"To repeat, the Red Cross personnel that were scheduled to come to Ada will instead be in Kenton. They will have plenty of people and all precautions are being taken for the safety of everyone.
The Ada school's meal delivery program begins on Wednesdays. The school will provide this service through Friday, April 3, and will await additional guidance from the state on continuing past this date should the school closure be extended, OR if the school is no longer permitted to serve meals. The school will send alerts if anything changes.
A long-standing and well-known Ada locally-owned business has a new name.
Hanson-Neely Funeral and Cremation Service is now Hanson-Neely-Allison Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., according to Scott Allison.
Allison took over the business upon the retirement of Bruce Neely at the end of 2019. Allison has served as a funeral director with the funeral home since 2004.
He and his wife, Arlene, are parents of three children. He is a 1993 Ada HS and Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science graduate and is a licensed funeral director and embalmer.
Hardin County Engineer's Office has closed Hardin County Road 15, over the Hog Creek Bridge, northwest of Ada for two weeks weather permitting. The closing is for road reconstruction.
Ada’s regularly scheduled 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, council meeting will take place, according to Angela Polachek of the village.
She said, “We are doing our best to make accommodations in the room so we are respecting the social distancing recommendations.”
The meeting agenda is attached at the bottom of this story.
Information related to Ada income taxpayers, the village income tax administrators, Central Collection Agency (CCA) of Cleveland announce its office hours have changed to:
·Tuesday, each week, 9 a.m – 2 p.m.
·Wednesday, each week, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tom Miller, Ada-Liberty Township EMS chief, provided the Icon with several important steps for persons to follow if they have questions about the coronavirus. Those steps follow:
• If you believe you have virus symptoms, and need information, do not go to an urgent care facility or hospital emergency room.
He recommends three options people should take first:|
• Visit the Ohio Department of Health website:
coronavirus.oh.gov
• Call the Ohio Department of Health hotline for further information: 833-427-5634
