Michelle D. Davis, age 55, of Ada, passed away at her home on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
Michelle was born on April 30, 1971, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to Robert and Vicki (Morris) Yelton.
She is survived by her mother, Vicki Yelton of Bellefontaine; two children: Katelyn Dillon of Troy and Donald Dillon, Jr. of Ada; fiancé, Brian Denton of Ada; three grandchildren: Donald Dillon, III, Damon Dillon and Natalie Dillon; a brother, Robert (Heather) Yelton; and two sisters: Linda Yelton and Kelly Yelton.
One hundred and three years ago this week, the Administration Building at Ohio Northern University burned. In the early morning of Tuesday, November 6, 1913, the campus landmark caught fire and just a shell remained a few hours later.
Despite the efforts of students and faculty to rescue documents, records and military trophies, the vast majority was lost.
The building was rebuilt the same year and renamed Hill Memorial. It remains a familiar Ada edifice along Main Street.
Area farmers are taking advantage of all the sunshine available to harvest their corn crops. The end of Daylight Saving Time has skies darkening earlier and some farmers working in the fields well after sunset.
According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Ohio's corn harvest is at 53%, which is below average for this time of year. USDA NASS attributes a wet October to the slower corn harvest, but drier weather is allowing farmers to catch up.
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.
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.
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.
