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Conservation Tillage Conference brings estimated 800 here

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Ada becomes the agricultural capital of Ohio March 3 and 4 as the Conservation Tillage Conference (CTC) takes place on the ONU campus.

It is the largest agriculture meeting in northwestern Ohio. Historically over 800 people attend each day of this two-day conference.  

The meeting and program are developed by The Ohio State University Extension Specialists along with agriculture and natural resources educators in local counties with assistance from local Soil and Water Conservation Districts and United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Arts and crafts show in downtown

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Vendor registrations are being accepting for the Saturday, May 9, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce arts and crafts festival.

Here are some of the details for this year’s show:
•  Family-oriented festival with lots of free entertainment, such as pony rides, mini golf, a llama exhibit, and live music.

• Vendors selling non-commercial artwork and crafts welcome. Vendor license required.

• Approximately 85 outdoor booth spaces available along Main Street.

• Vendors supply your own booth, canopy etc. 

It's headed to the Guinness World Record Museum, and you know why

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This football is one-of-a-kind.

It’s a customized football used in Ada’s world record football toss. It’s on its way to the Guinness World Record Museum.

In case you need a refresher course, here’s the story: 

In late December Ada joined the record books, not just any record book – the Guinness World Record Book.

Many viewers reading this participated in the record-setting event. It was on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at War Memorial Stadium.

Expected to be completed late this fall

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Despite heavy rainfall early in the year, the reconstruction and expansion of Interstate 75 through Findlay and Hancock County still hit major milestones in 2019 to keep the project on track.

The $114 million project is in its fourth and final year and is expected to be completed late this fall.

“The way we phased the work last year, plus a mild winter so far this year, has enabled us to work through the winter on bridges and ramps and keep the project on schedule,” said Chris Hughes, Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 deputy director.

The most notable accomplishments of the project in 2019:

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What was the groundhog thinking on Feb. 2?

This month's temperatures so far range from a high of 61 - on the day after Groundhog's Day - to a low of 6 all of 10 days later.

Then, there's that snow and ice that caused so many delays. In all, we had 3.7 inches of snow and .38 inches of ice in a two-day period of Feb. 12-13.

Here's a look at the first 17 days of the month, provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

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Do you need assistance with your local income taxes?

The Village of Ada uses the services of Central Collection Agency (CCA) Division of Taxation for filing and payment of village income taxes. As a service to its customers, CCA schedules on- site taxpayer assistance.

Auditors from CCA will be at the Ada Depot on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Auditors will be able to assist taxpayers with their Village of Ada income tax form preparations.

CCA also handles income tax from the Village of Alger.

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