Defense tries to pick apart investigation in Tony Sheldon trial Hardin County Sheriff’s Detective Michael Conley spent nearly six hours on the witness stand Friday under cross examination from the defense in day five of Tony Sheldon’s trial for allegedly conspiring to burn down the house and murder his now ex-wife. A day after spending almost four hours laying out the case he built against Sheldon for prosecutors, defense attorneys spent most of Friday making him rehash details and trying to pick apart Conley’s investigation. Read More
YMCA in need of funds for swimming pool renovation project The swimming pool at the Hardin County Family YMCA has been closed for several weeks to address problems in the ceiling above the pool, said Y Director Sean Galvin. The first problem noticed was falling insulation. Upon inspecting that, it was determined that the sprinkler system is starting to rust out and needs replaced, Galvin said. Read More
Rural Kentonite receives 2018 Master Farmer award When Gary Shick started his no-till methods at the family’s Taylor Creek Township farm, south of Kenton, 50 years ago, he was a pioneer. “I was one of the first in the county to try it,” he said. Read More
Prosecution attempts to discredit Sheldon’s story Prosecutors on Thursday attempted to put holes in Gerrick “Tony” Sheldon’s claims he was out looking for his son the morning he was stopped by Hardin County Sheriff’s deputies near his ex-wife’s residence as the son was turning him in for plotting to burn down her house. Read More
New R’mont K-12 principal likes district’s value system MOUNT VICTORY — A suburban Columbus educator has been hired as a principal at Ridgemont Local School. Erica O’Keeffe received unanimous approval by the school board on Thursday evening as the new K-12 Principal of Curriculum and Instruction. Read More
KPD chief says retiring dispatcher will be missed In the past 18 years, anyone who had called the Kenton Police Department was likely to have heard the voice of dispatcher Karen Harp, just as the officers did while out on their patrols. But after nearly two decades, there will be a different voice on the other end of those calls as Karen has decided to retire from the dispatcher desk. Read More
Speaker shares challenges he gives to students For youth speaker David Flood, there are three challenges he gives to students at each one of his talks: To look on the inside of people, to thank to adults in the school, and that no one should have to eat alone. Flood, who comes from Northport, N.Y., spoke to Kenton Middle and High School students during the school day on Wednesday. Read More
Defense questions stepmother’s relationship with boys during trial Defense attorneys tried to poke holes in claims by the prosecution that the sons of a Harrod man accused of plotting to kill his estranged wife by conspiring to burn her house down had a relatively normal child-parent relationship with their stepmother in Hardin County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Read More
Water being restored in McGuffey Water has been restored to most residents in McGuffey today as crews narrow their search for a water leak in the village. The town had been without water since about 4 p.m. Tuesday when a major leak hit the distribution system, said Mayor Greg Howard. Read More
Jobless rates dips to 4.3% Hardin County posted a 4.3 percent unemployment rate for February, according to civilian labor force estimates released this week by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. That is lower than both the national rate (4.4 percent) and the Ohio rate (4.8 percent). Read More