Senator Rob McColley, R-Napoleon, is joined by his wife Denise and daughter Anna as he takes the oath of office for Ohio’s 133rd General Assembly from Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith L. French. He is serving his first full four-year term as senator for Ohio’s 1st Senate District, which includes Hardin County.

A local public swearing-in ceremony for State Representative-elect Jon Cross is set for Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at the Hardin County Courthouse starting at 1 p.m. Cross, his wife Christina Cross and family are inviting community members from the 83rd Ohio House district, which includes Hancock, Hardin and (part of) Logan Counties to join them for a hometown ceremonial swearing-In celebration.

Tim Striker (left) is given the oath of office as a county commissioner by Hardin County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Barrett in the courtroom on Tuesday. Republican Striker was elected commissioner last month when he defeated Democrat challenger Ron Eastman.

Candidates for judge of Hardin County Municipal Court and municipal offices in Kenton and Ada will have until the end of business hours on Feb. 6, 2018 to file petitions to appear on the May 7 ballot, said Sandra Bookmyer, director of the Hardin County Board of Elections.

Two Republicans were elected in Hardin County contested races on Tuesday. Tim Striker will be the newest Hardin County Commissioner in January and Jon Cross was elected to represent the 83rd House District in the Statehouse.

The voters in Hardin County decided a wide variety of issues at the polls in Tuesday's election. School issues, service levies and the future of a municipal board were all determined in the election with favorable results to most of the entities who presented them for consideration.

Cory Dyer (left), from Kenton's second ward, looks over the issues and candidates on the ballot this morning in the Community Building at the fairgrounds. Hardin County is selecting county and state candidates and voting on several local issues.

Hardin County voters face decisions on many candidates, tax levies and other issues when they go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6. Among the contested candidate races is the one for county commissioner between Democrat Ron Eastman and Republican Tim Striker.

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Keith Faber says he will keep politics out of the State Auditor’s Office. “It’s a partisan election but it’s not a partisan job,” said the Celina Republican, who has previously served in both the Ohio House and Senate, including four years as president of the Ohio Senate.