Covid-19 hasn't stopped blood drives from taking place.
Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, July 20, in the Community Health Professionals Ada Visiting Nurses conference room, 1200 S. Main St.
To schedule an appointment, call Mary Hackworth, blood program leader for Ada community blood drives, at 419-604-8569 or 800-Red Cross.
The West Ohio Food Bank invites Ada Icon viewers to assist in a food distribution from noon to 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, on the Ohio Northern University campus.
“You can assist with passing out or loading food, with registrations, and to work side by side with Ohio National Guard soldiers as they continue their mission with food banks across Ohio,” said a food bank representative.
Either call 419-222-7946 or just show up around noon.
The distribution takes place in the Lakeview parking lot near Loop Road and the Freed Center.
On Saturday, an Ada Municipal Pool employee tested positive for covid-19, according to Ada village officials.
As a result the pool was closed Sunday and Monday, July 12-13.
Several actions took place in the meantime, allowing the pool to reopen on its regular schedule today (Tuesday, July 14), according to Angela Polachek of the village.
Following the notification to the village, the Kenton Hardin Health Department informed the village on Sunday that no other pool employees needed to be contacted as part of the contact tracing protocol.
U.S. 30 eastbound entrance ramp from State Route 235, three miles north of Ada, will close Monday, July 13 for two days for pavement repairs. The work will be performed by the ODOT Hancock County maintenance garage.
Detour: SR 235 to CR 304 to U.S. 68 to U.S. 30 (see map).
U.S. 30 in both directions, between State Route 235 and U.S. 68 will have lane restrictions for pavement repairs. The work will be performed by the ODOT Hancock County maintenance garage.
