Connie Pillich said as she travels Ohio in her Democratic campaign for governor, it reminds her of growing up in Hamburg, N.Y. The closing of the Bethlehem Steel mill there sent that community’s economy on a downhill spiral.

Forest and Dunkirk celebrated the upcoming Halloween holiday by having the annual Halloween parade.

THURSDAY, OCT. 26 Hardin Community School Board – 7:30 a.m., board room at 400 Decatur St., Kenton Forest-Jackson Public Library Board of Trustees – 9 a.m., library meeting room

FINDLAY — A Dola woman was transported to Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay with unknown injuries following a two-vehicle accident in Eagle Township, Hancock County on Wednesday night. According to a report from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, Rachael Fall, 35, was traveling northbound on County Road 9 when she tried to overtake a northbound dump truck in the southbound lane, operated by 25-year-old Matthew Morehart of Findlay.

An officer was dispatched to 553 Pattison Ave. for a report of a theft. Melissa S. Richardson, 1037 S. Main St. No. 37, called the department to a report of a theft from her residence.

ALGER — Six candidates are vying for four openings on the Alger Village Council in the Nov. 7 election. Seeking a return to council are Stephen Collingsworth, Linda Dienstberger, Don Hensley and Don Thompson.

MOUNT VICTORY — As the National FFA Convention opens this week in Indianapolis, Hardin County will be well represented in the individual judging. Two Ridgemont graduates, a Kenton grad and a Ridgemont senior have been selected to compete in the national contest in their divisions.

The 2017 Trick-or-Treat schedule for the cities of Hardin County is here!

Two representatives of the Amish community attended Tuesday night’s Kenton-Hardin Health Board meeting to ask for a delay in the execution of a condemnation order pending against two of its members. But the board had run out of patience and the two Amish families had run out of time.

The Kenton City Schools’ treasurer’s office is back up to full staff. The school board, at a special meeting Tuesday evening, approved the hiring of Nichole Jackson of Kenton as an assistant treasurer. Her contracts run from November 2017 to June 2019.