TUESDAY, SEPT. 17 Ada council – 6:30 p.m., Ada depot

A third party report was received of a domestic dispute in the 600 block of E. North Street. A loose German Shepherd puppy was reported on S. Main Street. Two loose dogs were reported at Grove and Ida streets.

A Sunday night fire that resulted in the total loss of a vacant structure at 216 W. Walnut St. in Kenton remains under investigation. Kenton Fire Department firefighters were dispatched to the structure, owned by Brian Berry, at 8:57 p.m. According to the report from the KFD, upon arrival, heavy fire and smoke were observed coming from the first and second story of the structure.

ADA — Prior to his move to the Ada School District, Middle School and High School Principal Dan Lee had never been a part of a K-12 system all under one roof. After spending time as an educator and administrator in South Carolina, Dan and his wife Brittany, also an educator originally from Columbus Grove, made the move back to Ohio to be closer to family. Dan is now in his seventh year as an Ada Bulldog.

MONDAY, SEPT. 16 BKP Ambulance District Board of Trustees – 6 p.m., board office Alger council– 6 p.m., village offices

Friday A domestic disturbance was reported at Kenwood Motel. DeYond White, Ada, was issued a summons for receiving stolen property. Loose dogs were reported in the area of Ida and Grove streets.

Hardin County Recorder Brenda Rainsburg released the following property transfers for August: Duane R. Krummrey and wife to Craig Hurley and wife – Inlot 14, Beaman’s Addition, McGuffey. Tax $224.

Rebecca Marie Douglas, Findlay – speeding 39 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $15. Luai Abdullah M. Al Nassir, Columbus – speeding 44 mph in a 25 mph zone, fined $25. Tamara Kay Hicks, Carey – speeding 47 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25.

ADA — For more than a century, Cole Motor Sales has been a staple of the Ada business community. It survived two world wars, the Great Depression and saw business after business come and go in the community. But the changes in the automotive world proved to be more than the local dealership could survive.

During the era just before the Civil War, huge numbers of Irish immigrated to the United States to escape the horrors of poverty and famine. Unfortunately many American citizens refused to welcome them, and treated them shamefully, even with violence. Signs on many businesses seeking workers stated “Irish need not apply”.