Late rally lifts Falcons to win over Miller City MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale overcame a slow start to pull away in the fourth quarter for a 63-57 victory over Miller City in a non-league boys basketball game on Saturday. The Falcons, trailed 21-15 after eight minutes before outscoring Miller City 13-12 in the second quarter and 15-11 in the third quarter to get within 44-43. Read More
MedFlight crew provides emergency medical services to the county ALLEN CENTER — A visitor to the small hamlet of Allen Center in northern Union County would no doubt see it as a sleepy community with little excitement. The guests would hardly notice anything unusual about a farmhouse near the center of the houses with a pole barn off to the side. Read More
Polar Bears edge Temple Christian DOLA — Coming off a pair of game-tying free throws by Lima Temple Christian’s Brady Bowman with just 11 second left in the game, the Polar Bears looked to get down the floor quickly. A pass from Hardin Northern’s Nevin Robson found his teammate Cody Wilmoth open under the hoop, finishing with a go-ahead basket with just 4.4 second to go. Read More
Clearing the snow Kenton city workers Brent Moore (left) and Jake Purcell work on clearing the four inches of snow that fell overnight and into this morning from the sidewalk in front of the Kenton Municipal Building. The cold and snow will be just a memory soon as temperatures are forecast to climb into the 50s by Sunday. Times photo/Dan Robinson Read More
Arcadia gets off to fast start against R’dale MOUNT BLANCHARD — Arcadia got off to a fast start and then held off Riverdale in the second half for a 44-27 Blanchard Valley Conference girls basketball victory Thursday night. Read More
KMS project supported Kenton Rotary member Virginia Tice (left) welcomes Kenton Middle School students Lauren Woltz and Brailyn Thacker, along with teacher Jamie Bartlett to the club’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Read More
Director says she’s found a home at Hardin Hills It has only been a month since Sharon Huston took over leadership as director of the Hardin Hills Health Center in Kenton, but in that short time, she said, she has found a home. Caring for senior citizens is something Huston has done professionally for more than 40 years as a nurse and as an administrator. Read More
Frigid conditions don’t stop area residents from working out at the YMCA With air temperatures were approaching 10 degrees below zero with a wind chill of 30 below zero on Wednesday morning, it hurt just to step out the front door. Because of the frigid temperatures, many area businesses, schools and activities were closed or canceled. Read More
Frigid temps don’t stop mail delivery in county Mail delivery is being suspended in parts of the United States due to the deep freeze, but not in Hardin County. "It's business as usual here," Kenton Post Office Supervisor Kyle Tippie said this morning. "Some post offices are benefiting from the cold weather (by closing), but we have some tough, great mail carriers here." Read More
Hardin County OSU Extension personnel get recognition COLUMBUS — Several Hardin County OSU Extension professionals were recognized by Ohio State University Extension and the Joint Council of Extension Professionals for their outstanding contribution to and support of Extension programming in Hardin County. Read More