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On 11/07/2024 the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Dustin Ray Bolen on indictment in connection to the investigation of a missing McGuffey man, Michael Bolen. Dustin Ray Bolen has been charged with the following: Murder, tampering with evidence, Gross Abuse of a Corpse, having weapons under disability, trafficking in fentanyl, theft from a person in a protected class, and posessing criminal tools. Dustin Ray Bolen is currently being housed at the Multi County Correctional Facility awaiting arraignment on the listed charges.
Harold P. Music, age 85, of Ada, passed away at Lima Memorial Health System on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
He was born on September 26, 1939 in Floyd County, Kentucky to Wayne and Virginia (Harmon) Music. On February 20, 1965 Harold married Sharon Wells and she survives in Ada.
Harold is also survived by his two sons: Todd (Lisa) Music of Richwood and Mark Music of Ada; three grandchildren: Kelsey Walczak Music, Kendal Walczak Music and Cooper Walczak Music; three sisters: Janice Hopson of Tennessee, Pam (Dennis) Rudasill of Ada and Kathy (Rick) Osborn of Kenton; and several nieces and nephews.
Lima Refining Company is responding to a release of gasoline vapors from a tank vent, which contributed to benzene readings in an isolated area for a short time. Shawnee Township Fire Department and EMA are on scene.
As a precautionary measure, community members were asked to avoid Buckeye Road. That road has since been opened.
By Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
On September 15, 1980, American rocker Pat Benatar released her single Hit Me With Your Best Shot. Eddie Schwartz, who wrote and produced the song, was inspired after he started using bioenergetics. His therapy was punching a pillow. Bioenergetics involves improving well-being while releasing blocked energy.
This song was Benatar’s first top 10 hit in the United States. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November of 2022. She no longer includes this song in her concerts as a protest to mass shootings.
Ada and Liberty Township voters have unofficial results from the Hardin County Board of Elections for the following ballot issues from the November 5 general election.
Renewal of the Liberty Township levy for current expenses failed 1194 to 1174.
Renewal of the Liberty Township Park District levy passed 1353 to 1031.
Both Village of Ada utility aggregation issues passed:
