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Alger to make park improvements

ALGER — There will soon be improvements made at the Alger Park. For several years, the restrooms at the park were closed and were replaced each spring with portable units.…

Shaffer helps to fulfill dreams, goals at Harco

Shaffer helps to fulfill dreams, goals at Harco

Amber Shaffer takes joy in the opportunity to help fulfill the goals and dreams of the participants at Harco Industries in Kenton as its activities coordinator. For three years, Shaffer…

Event begins possible partnership with Haiti

Event begins possible partnership with Haiti

Two times a week, Dr. Joey Prosper leaves his clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to visit orphanages in the countryside. The trip takes four hours each direction and when he arrives…

Two seek second ward council seat in Kenton

Two seek second ward council seat in Kenton

There’s only one Kenton race on the ballot in Tuesday’s primary election and it impacts about one-fourth of the city’s voters. David Beazley and Rose Zuchetto are vying for the…

Only 14 precincts to vote

There will be 14 voting precincts open in Hardin County for Tuesday’s primary/special election. Voting hours will be 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Locations are as follows: Kenton 2 –…

Prom accident awareness at R’dale; volunteers offer an option to teens

Prom accident awareness at R’dale; volunteers offer an option to teens

MOUNT BLANCHARD — As the Jackson Forest EMTs approached the scene of a crash Thursday morning, one of the members realized her daughter had been thrown from the vehicle and…

Veteran shares Pearl Harbor story with great-grandson’s class

Veteran shares Pearl Harbor story with great-grandson’s class

BELLEFONTAINE — Although it took place 71 years ago, Floyd Lee has never forgotten his 22nd birthday. It was Dec. 7, 1941 and he was an Army officer stationed in…

Indiana man sent to jail for attempting to steal car

A Marion, Ind., man was sentenced to 60 days in jail in Hardin County Common Pleas Court for attempting to steal a motor vehicle. According to court records from Prosecutor…

USV board, teachers reach tentative pact

McGUFFEY — The Upper Scioto Valley Board of Education and the USV Teachers’ Association (USVTA) have reached a tentative agreement on a two-year contract. Superintendent Dennis Recker said the agreement,…

Commissioners OK grandstand project

The Hardin County Commissioners agreed Thursday to pay up to $125,000 for repairs to the grandstand at the fairgrounds. The commissioners contemplated the expenditure over two years and had promised…