ADA, MN—On Monday, Ada Mayor John Hintz announced he would not run for another term as mayor and would instead run for a seat on the Norman County Commission. Hintz tells R&J News things fell into place for him to switch gears. Hintz says he’s running for the District 4 seat on the Norman County…
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ADA, MN—Ada will have a new mayor in 2027. In a Facebook post Monday night, Ada Mayor John Hintz announced he would not run for re-election in November after 12 years as mayor. In the same Facebook post, Hintz announced he is running for the District 4 seat on the Norman County Commission. Hintz said…
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Ada, MN — A local Mayor is facing DWI charges following an incident back in November. According to court records, the Norman County Sheriff’s Office received a report on November 2, 2022 at around 4pm of a vehicle in the ditch in the area of 150th Ave and 200th St in southwestern Norman County. Upon arrival,…
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Ada, MN — The Ada City Council held their final regular meeting of the 2022 year on Tuesday night, December 6th at Ada Council Chambers. At the meeting they held their annual truth-in taxation hearing and approved the final 2023 tax levy. Ada Mayor John Hintz says the council deliberated between a 4% or 5%…
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Ada, MN — The Ada City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night, October 4th where they approved new police department hires, negotiated a new Main Street Bar lease, and approved a pair of donations. Interim Police Chief Steve Hager will soon become the full-time Police Chief for the City of Ada following…
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Ada, MN — The Ada City Council held their regular monthly meeting this Wednesday night, August 3rd. The meeting was held a day later than usual to make room for National Night Out on Tuesday. At the meeting, the council discussed and approved a land purchase request from the Fredrikson-Ganje Funeral Home. Ada Mayor John…
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Ada, MN — The Ada City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday at Council Chambers. At the meeting, Ada Mayor John Hintz give his pitch to the council on a way to increase council pay and committee attendance. Councilors currently get paid $250 a month with the last pay increase dating back to…
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