MAY 1 MEDIA RELEASE – As temperatures rise and an increased number of motorcycles are traveling on our roadways, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers and motorcyclists to share the road, be alert and driver sober.
MAY 2 MEDIA RELEASE, 7:26 P.M.__On May 2, 2025, at 11:20 a.m., the Southeast Hardin Northwest Union Joint Fire District was dispatched to a report of paint in the roadway at the intersection of Main Street and Taylor Street in Mount Victory, Ohio.
Rescue 24 arrived on the scene at 11:25 a.m. and attempted to identify the substance. Additional assistance was requested from the Hardin County Hazmat Team, the Kenton Fire Department, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and the Hardin County Emergency Management Agency.
Hardin County Sheriff's Office media release, April 25__On 04/24/25 at 4:29 p.m., a traffic stop was initiated near the intersection of Co Rd 50 and Co Rd 15 as part of a felony investigation. The suspect vehicle, a 2006 Green Honda Ridgeline, was operated by Damon Micheal Kaiser of rural Roundhead, Ohio.
Deputies were able to positively identify Mr. Kaiser as the driver whom was known to have numerous felony warrants. Mr. Kaiser failed to comply with visual and audible signals displayed by Deputies and fled west into Allen County Ohio.
On April 21, 2025, the Ada Police Department was requested to assist the United States Marshal's Service in serving an arrest warrant at 530 Liberty Street.
The immediate area was notified and evacuated during the incident as a precaution. The male, Craig Sutherly, was taken into custody without incident, and transported by the Marshal's Service.
UPDATED APRIL 18 Media release from Sheriff Keith A. Everhart
On 04/17/2025 at 12:43 p.m. Hardin County 911 received a report of a two-vehicle injury accident in the 12000 block of St Rt 309. The vehicles involved are a 2011 Chevy Impala and a 2012 Chevy Malibu. The Impala was occupied by a male driver and a female passenger. The Chevy Malibu was occupied by a female driver.
The driver of the Impala succumbed to injuries on scene. The passenger in Impala was extricated from the vehicle and flown to Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. The female driver of the Malibu was extricated from the vehicle and flown to Lima St. Rita's Hospital.
On Wednesday, April 2, Dustin Ray Bolen of McGuffey was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison, having pleaded guilty to three felony counts including murder.
The charges were related to the death of his father, Michael Bolen, who was reported missing on March 31, 2024. Dustin was arrested in November 2024 and the father’s body was discovered under a family home in December.
In March 2025, Dustin Bolen pleaded guilty to murder, tampering with evidence and gross abuse of a corpse.
Sentencing took place in Hardin County Common Pleas Court by Judge Steve Christopher.
