Ada has been named one of Ohio's 16 safest cities by the National Council for Home Safety and Security. The list of Ohio’s 50 safest cities refers to populations of 5,000 or more.
The council reviews the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics along with their own population data and internal research to formulate and rank each city.
According to Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger, he credits the entire Ada community for being civic minded and engaged for a safer community as a major component in this distinction.
By Monty Siekerman
Amanda Bennett, director of the Ada Public Library for the past four and a half years, has tendered her resignation, effective Friday, April 21.
She will be moving to suburban Chicago where she has accepted a position as library director of the Sandwich, Ill., Public Library.
A wedding is also in her future plans. She is plans to be married in October to Scott Carr, an engineer who works in Chicago.
At a farewell party on Tuesday, Connie Fleming, Ada library board chair, said, "Amanda has implemented many new programs and has been very active in the community. She will be missed. We wish her the best."
Max Gauthier, the tech expert at the Ada Public Library, will hold a hands-on virtual reality session at noon, Saturday, April 15, at the library. This will be a time to experience virtual reality and ask questions!
