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Hardin Sheriff's Office in full compliance with Ohio's 9-1-1- Program

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office recently was notified that the Public Safety Answering Point, 9-1-1-Center (PSAP) has achieved full compliance with the State of Ohio’s 9-1-1- Program Office’s regulations.

Sheriff Keith Everhart specifically acknowledged Emily Roy, communications coordinator and Ashley Bodine, terminal agency coordinator, for overseeing this division of the department.

Here's the detour route to ONU HealthWise Pharmacy

Construction on Lincoln Avenue, Ada, requires ONU HealthWise Pharmacy customers to rethink their travel routes to the pharmacy. Detour signs are posted to assist customers find the parking lot. 

The pharmacy hours are Mondays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Ada school provides end-of-year plan

May 15 due date for all new assignments • May 18-28 enrichment and make-up work

Ada schools provided end-of-the-school-year details on the school website. The details address instruction, student support and material collection. The information on the website is posted below:

Instructional Plan
We developed this instructional plan to address all students but especially those who need additional support. 

• May 15th will be the final due date for all new assignments. 
• From May 18th until May 28th, teachers will work with students to get any missing assignments made-up. 

Rhodes State Police Academy accepting applications

The Rhodes State Police Academy is accepting applications for its Fall full-time Academy. 

Academy classes are scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug. 17, and will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday with some Saturday and Sunday sessions ending in mid-January. 

Students interested in joining the Academy must first pass a physical fitness test. Please email inquiry to Bill Joseph at [email protected] to schedule this initial physical fitness test. Once the fitness test is passed, then students can begin the formal registration process with Rhodes State. 

The way Ada votes could change in November

"I think this is something that Ohioans rightfully expect from their government leaders," says Ohio secretary of state

The way Ada votes may be different in November than in previous general elections.

Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, said today that Ohio needs to take the application process for mail-in ballots online, agree to pay postage on return applications and ballots and make other voting-law changes in order to assure a smooth presidential election in November.

LaRose’s proposed changes would:

• Allow online requests for a vote-by-mail ballot, rather than requiring a form to be printed off from the internet or requested by phone;

Gov. DeWine orders flags lowered in remembrance of Kent State tragedy

In honor of the lives of those killed and injured and those whose lives were forever altered by the tragedy of May 4, 1970, at Kent State University, Governor DeWine ordered that all United States and Ohio flags be flown at half-staff upon all state-owned buildings throughout the state and at the Ohio Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes Tower, at 12:24 p.m, until sunset.

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