November 2026

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

Hardin County Common Pleas Court documents show that the murder trial of Donna Jo Miller has been moved from December 2026 to April 2027.

Miller has been indicted on multiple charges connected to the death of her sister, Paula Dirmeyer, on Thanksgiving Day, 2025.

The investigation into Dirmeyer's death was initiated by Ada Police Chief Alec Cooper. Dirmeyer had recently reported an assault by a known individual to the Ada Police Department.

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New edition updates Indianist movement from Perestroika to Putin

MEDIA RELEASE__"Red Men in Red Square is a captivating true story chronicling the extraordinary journey of American writer [and Ohio Northern professor emeritus] Claude Clayton Smith and Chief Big Eagle of Connecticut’s Golden Hill Paugussett tribe as they travel to post-Soviet Russia in 1990-1991.

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Ohio Northern University is hosting a film screening of the documentary Baby Doe on November 9 at 7 p.m. After the film, the director, Jessica Earnshaw, will be available for a Q&A session.  

The public is welcome to attend this free event.

The event takes place in the Pharmacy Building Room 151, located at 511 W. Lincoln Ave.

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By Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

Too Soon was on Nat King Cole’s 10th Anniversary album released in 1955. The album peaked at number 7 on the album charts. Too Soon is not as recognized as Unforgettable and Frosty, The Snowman.   

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is making a significant move with a new policy that could bring some of these controversial peptides to the market. On October 28, Kennedy announced a policy that would allow licensed pharmacies and physicians to compound six previously restricted peptides. 

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Jean Ann Sanderson Stager, age 97, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born on December 20, 1928, in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of Ruth Mabel (Stephan) and Charles Arthur Morrison.

Jean Ann was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Betty McGee and Susan Davies (Richard); her daughter, Joan Sanderson; and her husbands, Frank W. Sanderson, with whom she shared 46 years of marriage, and Raymond Stager, with whom she shared 18 years.

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MEDIA RELEASE__On the afternoon of November 3, 2026, at approximately 3:39  p.m., the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding an armed and intoxicated male experiencing a mental health crisis at a residence on Township Road 180.

The response was heightened due to the subject’s criminal history. In addition to experiencing a mental health crisis, the individual was a known felon with multiple active arrest warrants who was illegally armed with several firearms, creating a high-risk situation for both neighbors and responding deputies.

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MEDIA RELEASE__The following high school students from Ada have been recognized by the Apollo Career Center for academic excellence during the 1st quarter of the 2026-2027 school year.

All A Honor Roll
Ellie Bowsher, Ella Fay, Alivia Gibson, Kale Pedersen, Rebecca Preston

A/B Honor Roll 
Grady Curtis, Charliegh Entinghe, Layla Fisher, Landen Green,  Brier Hannah, Peyton Hollar, Landon Huber, Dylan Marshall, Vincent Miserendino, Ryan Nichols, Lyrik Reser, Brody Rister, Xavier Smith, Summer Wibley, Tristen Wise

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MEDIA RELEASE__The Ada Exempted Village Schools have issued the following 1st Quarter Honor Roll and Dean’s List for the 2025-2026 school year.

The list includes honorees in grades 4-12.

GRADE 4
ALL A:  Korben Brown, Luke Kitelinger, Arnav Lamichhane, Carmine Lanuto, Maverick Lawrence, Evelynn Long, Carter Musselman, Ali Perry, Cooper Raines, Walter Riblet, Krystal Rivera, Easton Salyer, Elliott Salyer and Charlie Stauffer

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MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) approved over $42.3 million in low interest loans on Thursday, October 29, 2026, for seven projects.

The Village of Forest in Hardin County is approved to receive a loan for $954,830.00 at 4.72% for five years for the design of wastewater treatment plant improvements, including rehabilitation of the lagoon treatment system, disinfection upgrades, and a new lift station with force main to achieve compliance with permit limits.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Hardin County Board of Elections has posted unofficial final results for the November 3, 2026 election, which show all four tax levy renewals on Ada ballots passing by comfortable margins. Voters approved two Liberty Township Park District funding renewals, the Ada Public Library funding renewal and the Ada-Liberty Joint Ambulance District funding renewal, as shown below.

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