Newcomers gain seats on Alger and Forest councils There were some closely contested races in Hardin County on Tuesday at the polls with the results shuffling council, school board and township trustee seats in unofficial results. There will be new council members in Forest and Alger but incumbents returned to their seats in Ada and McGuffey. Races were uncontested in Dunkirk, Mount Victory and Ridgeway. Read More
Ada residents raise concerns about possible Phase III of ONU solar project ADA — Residents of Christopher Circle in Ada are hoping to preserve an area of trees to the west of the cul-de-sac from being taken down in the future. Several residents were on hand at Tuesday’s council meeting to express their concern about possibly losing a “buffer zone” tree area to the west of the subdivision due to their perception of encroaching solar panels on property owned by Ohio Northern University. Read More
Prosecutor challenges management of trust set up for county home Arthur Kohler set up a trust fund in 1978 with the stipulation that the money generated by the $200,000 in cash was to be used for the “comfort, health, pleasure and general well being of the patients of said Hardin County Home and Hospital.” Read More
Ada honors Connie Fleming as Distinguished Citizen ADA — The Village of Ada honored a woman who has dedicated countless hours to benefit her community and the university that calls Ada its home. Connie Fleming was named the Ada Distinguished Citizen of the Year at the 52nd Town and Gown Banquet at the McIntosh Center of Ohio Northern University on Monday night. Read More
Resource card opens Ohio Digital Library to HN students DOLA — While doing research on a project or reading an assigned book, Hardin Northern students often needed to find a way to visit the public library. That changed Monday. Now, said Principal Andrew Cano, the library is coming to them. Read More
Dunkirk receiving no funding from wind farm DUNKIRK — In clarifying a “misunderstanding,” Dunkirk Mayor Terry Cramer said the village receives no funds from the newly-installed wind turbines to the northwest of town. During Monday’s regular village council meeting, Cramer said there has been a misunderstanding among people in the area and on social media surrounding the turbines. Read More
R’mont ag teacher aims to provide good foundation for her students MOUNT VICTORY — Growing up on a farm in Cardington, Stephanie Jolliff was always offered the opportunity by her parents to be engaged in agriculture, leading to her pursuit of a career in the field. Her high school ag teacher Neil Swonger helped show Jolliff what could be accomplished by combining agriculture and education, leading her to where she is today as a teacher of agricultural education and the FFA advisor at Ridgemont Local School. Read More
Grove Cemetery dedicates new committal building Grieving families will now be given shelter from the weather when conducting funeral services at Grove Cemetery in Kenton. Members of the cemetery’s board of trustees accepted ownership of a committal building on Saturday morning which was built through funding from American Legion Post 198 of Kenton. Read More
Grandma: Navy SEAL had fond memories of his time in Alger ALGER — When Navy SEAL Seth Stone was killed in a parachuting accident in late September, tributes came from around the nation praising his bravery and character. Texas Congressman Brian Babin stood on the floor of the U.S. Capitol Building and honored the life of Stone, calling him “a devout Christian and a true American hero who left us far too early.” Read More
Head Start program working on new building in Kenton In 2009, the Hancock-Hardin-Wyandot-Putnam Community Action Commission proudly opened its new Head Start facility on Kohler Street in Kenton. In January of this year, the building was closed by the CAC because the foundation of the $790,000 structure was considered unsafe. Read More