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New Hope expands its focus for homeless shelter

When the New Hope Ministry Park moved into a former nursing home in Kenton two years ago, the plan was to use the rooms to house the homeless population of…

March 8, 2014No CommentRead More

Providing educational information helps Homemakers to continue

Their numbers are down, but members of the Hardin County Homemakers believe the educational information provided through their clubs is just as important as always. Marking their 65th anniversary this…

March 7, 2014No CommentRead More

Weather spotters ready to report on area storms

The National Weather Service (NWS) now has another 40 sets of eyes to keep it abreast of serve weather conditions in Hardin County. About 40 area residents were trained as…

March 6, 2014No CommentRead More

Drug arrests

Local law enforcement officers began serving more than 40 drug-related warrants throughout the county early this morning in the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office’s third drug roundup. Sheriff Keith Everhart said…

March 5, 2014No CommentRead More

Cookie time

Workers unload Girl Scout cookies to be distributed to 20 troops throughout Hardin County from the home of Pam Thames in Forest. The 1,664 cases of treats arrived Tuesday morning.…

March 5, 2014No CommentRead More

Good to be home

Leigha Bailey surprises her brother, Gage Sherwood, in the hallway at Kenton High School Monday. Bailey had been deployed to Kuwait for 11 months and came home this week. The…

March 4, 2014No CommentRead More

HN teacher still enjoys job in his 48th year

DOLA — In his 42nd year of teaching math and science at Hardin Northern, Ken Fish is instructing grandchildren of students he had in years past, all in the very…

March 3, 2014No CommentRead More

10,000 meals

Volunteers from the First Baptist Church in Kenton packaged 10,000 meals for the Children of the Nations program Sunday afternoon at the church. About 70 members packaged dehydrated vegetables, rice,…

March 3, 2014No CommentRead More

2014 lamb queen named

Hannah Heilman (right) was named the 2014 Hardin County Lamb Queen on Saturday night at the annual Lamb Banquet, held at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Kenton. Heilman…

March 3, 2014No CommentRead More

Payne Chapel traces its roots to 1871

Since its founding, Payne Chapel has been a spiritual home for members of the congregation and a beacon for the Hardin County church community. Its roots go back to days…

March 1, 2014No CommentRead More