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Accessing the municipal building and more info

The following notice is from the Village of Ada website:

The goal of the municipal office of the Village of Ada continues to be the management of the needs of the public while protecting the health and safety of our employees and the general public.  

Our staff continues to work regular office hours to meet the needs of our residents, customers and the general public. 

The Kenton Hardin Health Department has been notified of a fourth confirmed case for COVID-19 in a Hardin County resident.

We have contacted the patient and the individuals potentially exposed and they have been instructed to self-quarantine and monitor for symptoms.

The Kenton Hardin Health Department will be in daily contact with those individuals within our jurisdiction for monitoring of temperatures and symptoms. No other personal information about the case will be released to protect the privacy of the individual.

To accommodate students during social distancing issues

The following is an update from Ada school superintendent, Meri Skilliter.

We continue to miss our students terribly and understand that this situation can be a strain on everyone’s mental health.

The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board (MHRSB) of Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties has worked hard to reconfigure some of their services to accommodate people during these unusual circumstances.

I wanted to share some of these services and the contact information for each one:

The Kenton Hardin Health Department has been notified of a third confirmed case for COVID-19 in a Hardin County resident.

We have contacted the patient and the individuals exposed and they have been instructed to self-quarantine and monitor for symptoms. The health department will be in daily contact with these individuals for monitoring of temperatures and symptoms. No personal information about the case will be released to protect the privacy of the individual.

As Dr. Amy Acton, Director of the Ohio Department of Health continues to report, we know community spread has been occurring throughout Ohio, including our community.

Interaction census map show how responses are coming in

April 1 was Census Day in the United States. Here’s a map of the local responses so far to the census questionnaire.

As of April 7 the figures show that 46.9 percent of the Hardin County residents have responded. Of that percent, 33.5 percent have responded online.

And, according to the color coding, Ada has a response rate of between 30 and 40 percent.

Four bears reported in Ada windows - please send us more addresses

The Ada Icon's bear hunt will post locations of the cuddly little guys perched in windows around town and in the countyside.

As of 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, viewers have reported addresses (and some photos) of four teddy bears. We plan to post the bears on a map for viewers to cruise town and discover these for themselves.

Continue to send your teddy bear locations to: [email protected].

As soon as we have at least one dozen bear locations we will post a map for viewers.

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