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.
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.
The Hardin County Sheriff responded to an injury crash involving three vehicles on State Route 235 near County Road 10 on Friday, October 30 at 6:15 p.m.
A 2009 Lexus operated by Matthew Mulholland of Forest, Ohio, went left of center and sideswiped a 2005 Dodge Durango operated by Michael Claude Fisher of Findlay, Ohio, then struck head-on a 2018 Subaru operated by Joseph Lincoln of Mansfield, Ohio.
Mullholland, 42, and Lincoln, 20, were taken to Lima Memorial Hospital with possible serious injuries.
MEDIA RELEASE, October 29, 2026__On the afternoon of Friday, October 23, 2026, the Kenton Police Department responded to a report of a missing person within the city of Kenton. Seth Rigdon, a 32-year-old male from Kenton, Ohio, was reported missing by a family member after reportedly not being seen for several days.
FROM ADA POLICE DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK__[On Wednesday, September 30] someone spoofing the phone number for the Ada Police Department attempted to scam an individual claiming they represented our department.
If you receive a call from our office and someone attempts to obtain money from you or claims that you have warrants or charges pending that need to be taken care of, please hang up and dial 419-634-0010 and request to speak with an officer.
