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Taking bids: cemetery mowing and trimming

The Trustees of Liberty Township, Ada, Ohio will be accepting bids for the mowing and trimming of the 5 outside cemeteries for 2022 (does not include Woodlawn).

Specifications are available upon request by calling Will Stoup 804-896-0788. Bids should include month to month amount and must include proof of insurance declaration page.

Sealed bids can be mailed to: PO Box 327, Ada, OH 45810 or dropped off out at Woodlawn Cemetery or emailed to [email protected], no later than May 2, 2022.

Tax Day is here

April 18 is Tax Day and the deadline for income tax tiling, including with the Village of Ada. The following information is provided at www.adaoh.org.

After January 1, 2021 all Ada tax payments and tax forms, for current and prior tax years, are to be sent to RITA.  We encourage you to utilize RITA’s free and simple online services, FastFile and MyAccount.

For those wishing to utilize mail, the remittance address for our secured lockbox center is:

RITA
P.O. Box 477900
Broadview Hts, Ohio 44147-7900

Village advertises for street paving bid proposals

Ada village administrator Jamie Hall has posted the following Notice of Request for Bid Proposal on the 2022 Village of Ada Street Paving Project.

April 7, 2022

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR BID PROPOSAL

2022 Village of Ada Street Paving Project

Governor announces Ohio Task Force on Volunteer Fire Service

On April 14, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the formation of the Ohio Task Force on Volunteer Fire Service to study and make recommendations to improve volunteer fire service in Ohio. In making the announcement at the Central Ohio Fire Museum, Governor DeWine was joined by Ohio Department of Commerce Director Sherry Maxfield, State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon, and several local elected officials and firefighters.

Feature photo: Soggy toes at Ada park

Feature photo:

Midweek rains left War Memorial Park with some temporary water features and rearranged some local sports schedules. Wind, rain and frost are in the forecast for Easter weekend.

Euclid man indicted in death of Officer Dominic Francis

On April 11, a Euclid man was indicted in the death of Bluffton police officer Dominic Francis, who was killed on March 31 while trying to stop a car fleeing at high speed near the I-75 exit at State Route 103.

Emin R. Johnson, 20, faces a 10-count indictment that includes charges of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated vehicular homicide. He is believed to be the driver of the car that struck Francis, according to the Findlay Courier. Johnson is currently in the Hancock County Justice Center,

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