MONDAY, NOV. 5 Dunkirk council – 7 p.m., chambers Alger Board of Public Affairs and Alger Village Council – 6 p.m., village offices

Bethany Theis of Bluffton recently joined the sales team of Cole Humphrey Insurance, 115 N. Main St., Ada. Licensed since 2008, she has held various positions in the insurance industry. “My experience in these positions ensure customers that I will provide you the expertise to handle all of your insurance needs,” Theis  said. Working through Cole Humphrey, an independent agency, …

Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22 in observance of Thanksgiving. Tractor Supply, which operates more than 1,725 stores nationwide with more than 28,000 team members, will reopen Friday at 6 a.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 3 Taylor Creek Township trustees – 8 a.m., township hall Hardin County Agricultural Society (fair board) – 7:30 p.m., Arts and Crafts Building, fairgrounds; membership meeting and reorganizational meeting

THURSDAY, NOV. 1 Hardin County Regional Planning Commission Executive Committee – 7 p.m., commissioners’ office, courthouse

THURSDAY, NOV. 1 Hardin County Regional Planning Commission Executive Committee – 7 p.m., commissioners’ office, courthouse

ADA — In a special meeting of the Ada Village Council on Tuesday night, council members approved the second reading of a refuse collection system ordinance. The legislation would award the contract to Wright Refuse to provide refuse collection and recycling within the village at a rate of $17.25 per month per dwelling unit.

Jackson Township trustees and employees will hold their annual in-service meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 at the Forest-Jackson Public Library. The township trustees meeting for Dec. 18 has been canceled.

TUESDAY, OCT. 30 Ada Village Council – 6:30 p.m., council chambers; special meeting to discuss and act on refuse contract

The Hardin County Agricultural Society will hold its annual election for directors on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 3 to 7 p.m. in the fair office at the Hardin County Fairgrounds. Members of the Agricultural Society who reside in the townships open for election may vote on the director representing their township.