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Making corn while the sun shines

Regional news

/ Nov 06, 2026

Photos by Ken Collins

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.

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Down Memory Lane: Fire consumes Administration/Hill Memorial building

Historical Ada

/ Nov 06, 2026

Photo from the Northern Review

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.

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Murder trial postponed in Hardin County Court

Police/Fire/EMS

/ Nov 06, 2026

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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Annie's Project in Hardin County, February-March 2027 workshop

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/ November 6, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__Annie’s Project® is an educational program dedicated to strengthening women’s roles in the modern farm enterprise. This 6-session workshop focuses on five key areas of risk management: human, financial, marketing, production, and legal.