The Easter House Bed and Breakfast in Ada was recognized as the Business of the Year on Wednesday night at the annual dinner of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.

Bob Beitler received the Lifetime Service Award from the Forest Community Improvement Corporation at its meeting Wednesday for his volunteer work in the community and his dedication to Forest.

DOLA — The Hardin Northern Board of Education is taking a closer look at its College Credit Plus program and graduation policy. Superintendent Jeff Price told the board Wednesday evening that Rhodes State is going to charge for the college credit courses offered at the high school level.

The Hardin County Democratic Party will hold its annual Presidents Day Luncheon at noon on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Kenton Moose Lodge, 801 W. Lima St. The keynote speaker will be State Rep. David Leland. He represents the 22nd Ohio House District...

FINDLAY — The process to decommission the Killdeer Reservoir located near Marseilles is scheduled to resume this week, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The embankment (dam) that surrounds Killdeer Reservoir has deteriorated significantly since its construction in 1971. Its present condition poses a safety risk to those who live within the area and would be flooded …

LIMA — Ohio State Lima’s a cappella group Carmony, which includes five Hardin County residents, won the 2017 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) Quarterfinal competition held Feb. 11 at Bowling Green High School.

The Benjamin Logan High School Jazz Band is shown performing at Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Feb. 13 prior to the Blue Jackets hockey game against the New York Rangers. Submitted photo

LIMA — Dustin Lynch is taking over the country music scene and will be headlining Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Allen County Fair. With three consecutive No. 1s, two Top 5 albums, platinum-level sales and back-to back summers on one of the biggest tours in country music, Lynch has been on a steady path toward superstardom. But now with the …

Shenghang Tong plays an erhu, a two-stringed instrument for the Kenton High School and Middle School band members at a concert this morning at the middle school auditorium. Tong, along with Yunhe Wang and Yang Wei will perform at the Ada Public Library at 11 a.m. on Saturday and at Ohio Northern University’s Presser Hall Sunday at 4 p.m.

Four governmental entities from Hardin County have added their online checkbooks to OhioCheckbook.com. Hardin County, the City of Kenton, Buck Township and Hardin Community Schools are the first entities from the county to post their spending on the state website, developed by the Ohio Treasurer’s office.