Invenergy is a familiar name for many Hardin County residents as the company prepares to begin installation of the Hardin County Wind Farm. But it has announced intentions to begin development of a project which could put Hardin County on the threshold of becoming one of the leading renewable energy locations in the state.

Representatives from Marathon Pipe Line and Energy Services South (ESS) presented a donation of $3,000 to Table One in Kenton on Friday morning.

ADA — For most of his life, Juan Mendez has fought the terrors of torture. He knows his subject well both from a professional and a personal level and is known internationally as an expert on torture. On Friday, Mendez told the law clinic students at Ohio Northern University in Ada that torture continues to be an option throughout the globe, including the U.S.

Young professionals from throughout Hardin County met to share information and ideas at the first organized meeting of the Young Professional Alliance on Thursday evening in Kenton. The purpose of the gathering was to determine what the members see as the role of the new organization, said Jesse Purcell, Director of Chamber and Tourism at the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.

Hailey Hines is a junior at Kenton High School and her teachers and supervisors have said they will miss her smile and positive attitude after she is done with high school. “They tell me they will pay me not to graduate,” said Hailey with a big grin. She is a part of the school’s On the Job program.

The Ohio Department of Transportation will spend more than $2 million on infrastructure needs in Hardin County this summer. In a report from ODOT’s District One’s Public Information Officer Rhonda Pees, a total of $2,109,993 is planned on a series of projects throughout the county.

Kenton is being given the opportunity to reimagine its downtown through a revitalization program. Aaron Domini, planner with OHM Advisors of Columbus, discussed the two-track project which first would focus below the surface, followed by a streetscape plan. About 40 community members attended an open house to learn about the plans on Wednesday evening at the Hardin County Courthouse.

MOUNT VICTORY — The Old Tin Cup Antiques offers something to just about every interest as it opens its doors for business on Saturday. Located beside the railroad tracks on Main Street in Mount Victory, the business had been the House of Yesteryear for many years under the ownership of Lowell and Jerry Brose. But the new owners, Jeff and Shawn Detwiler, think their shop is unique and will be a destination for antiquers throughout the area.

TROY — A Kenton woman is facing charges after she allegedly smuggled drugs into the Miami County jail. According to a report from WHIO-TV in Dayton, Megan Hair, 24, was arraigned Monday on a charge of conveying drugs into the jail, possession of suspected heroin and fentanyl and possession of a syringe.

A kiosk operated on the Ohio Northern University campus in Ada was removed by the Kroger Company and the grocery chain asked for a refund from the Kenton-Hardin Health Board on its unused vending license. The kiosk was removed by Kroger in December which had paid for the license through the end of the year, reported Director of Environmental Services Shane Lotts at the board’s monthly meeting Tuesday night.