The largest conservative organization in the United States is challenging the latest radio ads and mailings attacking the conservative credentials of Jon Cross of Kenton, a Republican candidate for the 83rd House District in Ohio. The American Conservative Union (ACU), in a letter from David Safavian, general counsel, has sent a cease and desist letter to the political action committee behind the ads, the Conservative Alliance PAC.

MOUNT VICTORY — The Mount Victory CIC and Friends of the Park are closing in on the completion of the Mount Victory Village Park project which was started in 2004. The design for the park was approved by the village and it included a golf green, lawn game area near the shelters and a splash pad which will be reviewed in the near future.

Republicans in the 83rd District of the Ohio House of Representatives are being presented with a choice this primary election. Cheryl Buckland is a nurse and business woman from Findlay and she is facing Kenton’s Jon Cross, who is the Director of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance. The district includes Hancock and Hardin counties and part of Logan …

In sentencing a former music teacher for sexual crimes against a teenage boy, Hardin County Common Pleas Judge Scott Barrett told Dennis Dellifield his actions had brought shame not only on himself, but also on his family, his school community and his profession.

Hardin County is moving forward with plans to improve the drainage and reduce flooding on the south side of Kenton. City and county officials met at the commissioners’ office Thursday morning to review the plans to bore under the railroad located near the corner of South Main Street (Ohio 31) and Letson Avenue (formerly Fairground Road).

Last month, Hardin County’s mayors met with the county commissioners to express their concern with Ohio House Bill 2 and the impact it would have on the municipalities. The legislation requires each entity to take an extensive inventory of its water service system, collect the data and estimate the life expectancy of the valves, hydrants and water mains in use. …

DOLA — To address student apathy and instill a stronger work ethic, Hardin Northern is taking steps “outside the box.” The District leadership Team (DLT), consisting of school staff and community members, has developed a character education program for the district called the Bear GRIT Initiative, which stands for Guts, Resilience, Integrity and Tenacity.

DOLA — Elementary students at Hardin Northern have shown improvement in their math and reading skills since the beginning of the school year, according to a report given to the board of education Wednesday by Principal Brett Halsey.

ADA — For decades, Ohio Northern University had acknowledged Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1968 visit to the campus with a plaque on a rock. “You had to go a little bit out of your way if you wanted to know the story of Dr. King’s visit. All of that is about to change today,” said ONU President Daniel DiBiasio on Tuesday morning at the dedication service of the new bronze statue which commemorates the event.

ADA — Among the large crowd of visitors to Ohio Northern University’s campus Tuesday to take part in the unveiling of the Martin Luther King statue was a woman whose life was touched by the civil rights leader. Bernice Horrison grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, when the civil rights movement was starting.