Ada Schools tops list of successful local tax issues   Most issues presented to Hardin County voters in Tuesday’s election were renewals or replacements and voters showed their support for them in great numbers at the polls. There were two issues on the ballots countywide and both passed without any problem. The Council on Aging 1.5-mill levy renewal was approved …

There were some closely contested races in Hardin County on Tuesday at the polls with the results shuffling council, school board and township trustee seats in unofficial results. There will be new council members in Forest and Alger but incumbents returned to their seats in Ada and McGuffey. Races were uncontested in Dunkirk, Mount Victory and Ridgeway.

ADA — Residents of Christopher Circle in Ada are hoping to preserve an area of trees to the west of the cul-de-sac from being taken down in the future. Several residents were on hand at Tuesday’s council meeting to express their concern about possibly losing a “buffer zone” tree area to the west of the subdivision due to their perception of encroaching solar panels on property owned by Ohio Northern University.

Arthur Kohler set up a trust fund in 1978 with the stipulation that the money generated by the $200,000 in cash was to be used for the “comfort, health, pleasure and general well being of the patients of said Hardin County Home and Hospital.”

ADA — The Ada Village Council conducted a variety of business at its regular meeting on Tuesday night, as follows: – Was made aware of four properties on the eastern edge of the village, just south of the railroad tracks, that could possibly be annexed into the village.

Deanna and Ron Wages hold a sign promoting the 23rd annual Thanksgiving dinner slated for Thursday, Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. John’s Evangelical Church in Kenton.

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ADA — The Village of Ada honored a woman who has dedicated countless hours to benefit her community and the university that calls Ada its home. Connie Fleming was named the Ada Distinguished Citizen of the Year at the 52nd Town and Gown Banquet at the McIntosh Center of Ohio Northern University on Monday night.

DOLA — While doing research on a project or reading an assigned book, Hardin Northern students often needed to find a way to visit the public library. That changed Monday. Now, said Principal Andrew Cano, the library is coming to them.

A program for area veterans is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, Veterans Day, at Kenton’s Saulisberry Park (quarry). It will be conducted at the fire pit recently constructed at the park, announced Kenton Mayor Randy Manns.