Most of Hardin County was frozen over the weekend as was this pine tree near Mount Victory. The rain on top of ice and the temperatures struggling to stay above 0 made for slippery conditions and closed schools this morning.

Walking through the Harco Industries Workshop with Mark Kieffer must be similar to the experience of accompanying a rock star through a room of teenage girls. Everyone wants to greet him and give him a hug and Kieffer doesn’t disappoint anyone.

Holiday “travelers” swiftly moved through the “Kenton International Airport” with their “passports” and “baggage” Friday as they jetted from one destination to another within the warm walls of Kenton Elementary School.

A Kenton Fire Department firefighter picks up debris from a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of South Main Street and Letson Avenue in Kenton on Monday afternoon.

Julie Crowe holds a Bible for her husband, Roger, as he is sworn into office by Judge Scott Barrett Monday morning at the Hardin County Common Pleas courtroom. Crowe, a non-party candidate, was elected in November to serve four years as a Hardin County Commissioner.

A new program whose goal is to encourage positive behavior, leadership qualities and creativity through the use of the arts has been established in Hardin County. The students involved with UPstART are saying their experience has changed their perspective and they are ready to demonstrate to the community their newly-found talents.

After spending several years as a funeral director, Mike Armentrout felt a calling to be in the ministry. He decided to follow that calling and is now the minister for Kenton’s First Christian Church. Armentrout has been a Christian his whole life, but prior to his calling, he was what he calls a “nominal Christian.”