To all Hardin County residents, I sincerely apologize for our 2018 Memorial Day Parade. While participating in the parade with other Vietnam veterans, it was obvious there was not a lack of participation, but a lack of organization and respect of our deceased veterans.

I feel compelled to write this letter because the citizens of Kenton, Ohio, should know about the children in their community. My name is Michael Bolesta and I own and operate Capital City Student Tours.

For the first time in more than 45 years, the Hardin County tax on buying license plates for a vehicle will be increasing in January. The Hardin County Commissioners approved legislation Tuesday which will increase the permissive tax on county residents from $5 to $20 per vehicle.

The day after Kenton celebrated Memorial Day with parades and cemetery services, members of the parade committee met to consider the question of disbanding. The committee had announced it would consider its future following the event.

New programs at the Kenton Fire Department have led to a better rating by the Insurance Service Office. Chief Tim Clark reported at Tuesday’s Kenton City Council meeting that the ISO rates departments about every 10 years and insurance companies use the ratings as a factor in determining insurance costs.

When an arsonist set a series of house fires in the southwestern section of Kenton in April, Gladys Adkins lost her home and all its contents. Kenton Showplace Store Manager Kevin Ledford has announced a two-day event at his store for one of his favorite customers.

Steve McCoy, owner of McCoy Painting Co. of Dunkirk, puts the finishing touches on the white paint on one wall of the new Kenton High School Athletic Building on Tuesday.

SATURDAY, JUNE 2 Taylor Creek Township trustees – 8 a.m., township hall

An abandoned vehicle was towed from 432 E. Ohio St. Officers were dispatched to 1255 W. North St. Lot 26 for a possible domestic disturbance.

Hardin County celebrated and honored veterans on Memorial Day with parades, cars, and services.