DUNKIRK — Now in his third year as a councilman, Jaide McBride serves the people of Dunkirk as council’s president. But just a few years ago he was serving his country all around the globe. Growing up on County Road 175 between Forest and Dunkirk, McBride, the grandson of McBride Furniture Store owners C.L. and Marcile McBride, attended school at …

Residents of Hardin County are being asked to tell their family’s story. The Hardin County Historical Museum is hoping to update its county history book with the names and information of the people who are living here in 2014. The last time such a history was composed was in 1983 and the museum is hoping to update the information in …

When Jim Graham plays a round of golf at the Hardin County Veterans Memorial Golf Course, he can envision what the rolling hills looked like in his youth. The Lima resident has fond memories of what the area looked like in 1942 when his family moved to the farmhouse on the southern side of the property near the Scioto River. …

  BELLEFONTAINE — A military couple from Kenton received a Quilt of Valor on Thursday from the Bellefontaine Friendly Quilters. Shane and Victoria Wood were presented the quilt by club member Phyllis Johnson in Bellefontaine. It is the club’s first Quilt of Valor, which is presented to veterans and current military families to show appreciation for the armed services.   …

Don Rohrs of Rohrs Farms, near McGuffey, inspects some of the carrots being pulled by one of the harvesters at the farm on Thursday morning. The harvest got underway earlier this week. The machines pull the carrots from the ground, slice off the tops and deposit them in waiting wheeled boxes. The carrots are then shipped to the Campbell factory …

The Hardin County Republican Party held its Colonel’s Club on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Community Building. Executive Committee Chairman, Rob Radway welcomed the crowd of over 90 Hardin County Republican leaders to the annual event. The Pledge of Allegiance was led Korean War veteran, Robert Hubbell. Judge Scott Barrett of the Hardin County Common Pleas Court delivered the invocation …

Nine area students will begin studies Aug. 27 at The Ohio State University with the help of scholarships through the Hardin County OSU Alumni Association. Kelly Canfield, a graduate of Upper Scioto Valley High School, is the daughter of Steve Canfield. She plans to major in middle childhood education. She received the Hardin County Alumni Association scholarship. “I was always …

With backpacks full of new school supplies, Upper Scioto Valley students hop off the bus and make the walk to their first day of classes for the new year this morning. USV is the first Hardin County school to be back in session.

Matthew Temple presents a check for $2,500 to Kim Forren with the Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio, as his parents, Tracy and Anne Temple look on. The Kenton youth, who has suffered from kidney ailments since birth, raised the money through a Kicks for Kidneys soccer camp in June. Matthew said he got the idea because while there are many …