The Ada School District observance of National School Counseling Week continues through tomorrow (Friday). The theme is “School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big,.” It is being celebrated to focus attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within the school system. School counselors work with all students to remove barriers to learning by addressing students’ academic concerns, career options and social and emotional skills.
Beatitudes in Ada is sponsoring a free "Family Fun Film" this Saturday February 11. The movie Sing 2 will start at 1 that afternoon at the Ada Theatre. Popcorn, water and a treat bag will be included.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The simplified direct loan application enables producers to complete a more streamlined application, reduced from 29 to 13 pages. Producers will also have the option to complete an electronic fillable form or prepare a traditional, paper […]
All 10 Western Buckeye League Sportsmanship Committees came to the Kenton Fieldhouse on Wednesday to take part in the annual team-building event with the Ohio Army National Guard. The student-athletes ran through 6 different stations which included an inflatable obstacle course, tug of war, and simulators. Each station was manned by members of the Ohio Army National Guard. The members of Kenton’s committee are Gabi Wetherill, Abi Temple, Trevor Robinson, […]
A High Wind Watch is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. The National Weather Service says you expect winds of 20 to 30 miles an hour with gusts up to 60 miles an hour during that time frame. Widespread power outages are possible since winds of that magnitude can blow down trees and power lines. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. This would be a […]
A two vehicle crash in Marion County Tuesday evening claimed the life of one person and injured two others. According to a release from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 41 year old Richard Congrove Jr. drove left of center while traveling west on Marion-Cardington Road. The vehicle collided head on with an eastbound car being driven by 30 year old Tyler E. Johnson. Johnson was pronounced […]
The Chief of the Upper Scioto Valley Ambulance District spoke to Alger Village Council members at their Tuesday evening meeting. Aunee Helton talked about the ambulance district's levy that will be on the ballot in May. She said a goal of the levy is to move the ambulance district to a 24/7 schedule, “Meaning that our trucks will be out, like Ashley and I during the day, within that one […]
The month of February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Heartbeat of Hardin County Executive Director Julie Zaring said she speaks to kids in the classroom on this subject, “I’ve had kids come in and they’ll say ‘I broke up with my boyfriend last night,’ and I’m like wait a minute, I didn’t tell you to do that, and they say ‘no but I realized they were an abuser.’ That’s […]
The Hardin County Budget Commission has scheduled a meeting. The commission will meet on Thursday February 16 starting at 10am. The meeting will be held in the County Auditor’s Office located on the Second Floor of the Hardin County Courthouse in downtown Kenton.