Voters from throughout Hardin County will vote on the future of the county’s 9-1-1 system this fall. The funding for the system is up for a renewal for another five years on the Nov. 7 ballot.

The senior citizens of Hardin County have come to rely on the services they get through the Council On Aging. The busing service transports them on local errands and to medical appointments throughout the state at no cost to the individual. There are free meals provided daily at the Senior Citizen Center and those who need care around the clock are cared for during the day at the Adult Day Care Center.

The Hardin County Board of Elections has announced early voting hours for the Nov. 7 general election. Voting will take place at the board office in the courthouse basement as follows: Wednesday, Oct. 11 through Friday, Oct. 13 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16 through Friday, Oct. 20 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 …

The voter registration deadline for to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 7 general election is Tuesday, Oct. 10. The Hardin County Board of Elections, located in the basement of the courthouse, will be open on Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. for voters to register. The south entrance of the courthouse must be used if arriving after …

Jon Cross of Kenton received endorsements from several area officials Saturday morning to kick off his fall campaign to become the 83rd District state representative. Before embarking on a bus tour of several communities in the district, the first-time political office seeker received the verbal backing of Hardin County Commissioners Brice Beaman and Roger Crowe, mayors Tom Seem of Forest and Mike Trout of Mount Victory, and Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart and Logan County Sheriff Randy Dodds.

Candidates for school board, village and township seats have filed petitions to be on the November general election ballot. Wednesday was the filing deadline at the Hardin County Board of Elections. The petitions must be approved by the elections board to appear on the ballot.

One countywide issue and a variety of local issues will be on the ballot when Hardin County voters go to the polls in November. The Hardin County Council on Aging is seeking the renewal of a 1.5-mill operating levy. If approved the tax would be collected for another five years.

There is a big difference in the amount of contributions in the race for the 83rd District seat in the Ohio House. Kenton resident Jon Cross has collected $78,000 while his opponent, Cheryl Buckland of Findlay, reports taking in $9,095. according to the 2017 semiannual campaign finance report filed Monday with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.

One week before the filing deadline, there is a shortage of candidates seeking village council, township trustee and school board positions open in the Nov. 7 election. According to records at the Hardin County Board of Elections, five people have returned petitions to run for a council seat and only one candidate has filed in the entire county to run for a seat on any of the boards of education.

The deadline to file Declaration of Candidacy petitions for member of the board of township trustees, school board members, village council and member of board of public affairs, or certify local questions and issues including local option petitions for the 2017 general election is Aug. 9 at 4 p.m. in the Board of Elections office.