Harco Industries ‘spark plug’ enjoys her independence Her co-workers call Brieanna Truman a spark plug. Her supervisors at Harco Industries call her an inspiration. But Brie refers to herself as independent. Regardless of the names used to describe her, Truman is a strong woman who enjoys her life. She is one of the people featured this month by the Times in honor of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. She is a part of the Community Employment Program at Harco. Read More
Mom shares her daughter’s tragic tale at hands of abuser In Indiana, curriculum has been developed for high schools to discuss dating violence and domestic abuse with students. Debbie Norris was the driving force behind the legislation that created Heather’s Law. It bears the name of her daughter, who at age 20 after being in an abusive relationship on-and-off for two years, was murdered by her boyfriend nearly 10 years ago. Read More
Prosecutor pares cost for electronic forensics lab, gets county backing When Prosecutor Brad Bailey approached the Hardin County commissioners a week ago about helping to finance a new forensics lab in the county, it was expected to cost a total of $107,000. No decision was made at that time and Bailey returned to his office and crunched numbers to reduce the expense. The final cost to the county’s general budget will be only $23,000 and the lab and officer were approved. Read More
Ada studies five alternate bids for improvements to pool ADA — Five alternate bids for the Ada pool project will be prepared for council’s approval at its next meeting. At the regular council meeting Tuesday night, Village Administrator Jamie Hall reminded council that the accepted project bid of $1,159,000 from 2K General Company came in under the architect’s estimate of $1,433,880. Read More
Kenton school board targets existing building for bus garage The Kenton Board of Education wants to purchase and convert an existing building into the district’s new bus garage. The board, at its meeting Monday night, said it has issued a letter of its intent to purchase a building at 600 W. Kohler St., Kenton for $700,000 from Bart and Jolene Bailey. Read More
JROTC wants to build obstacle course The Kenton JROTC wants to create a five-station obstacle course to be used by its members and available to school athletic teams. Kenton High School senior Brandon Feltner presented the concept to the Kenton Board of Education on Monday night. Read More
KCS creates Hall of Fame committee Kenton City School has established an Alumni Hall of Fame Committee to recognize the exemplary performances and achievements of graduates of Kenton High School. The seven-member committee will include Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski and board member Russ Blue. Read More
Kenton woman sent to prison on drug charges A Kenton woman was sent to prison for more than two years after she was found guilty of drug charges in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Tonya Lynne Farley, 110 S. Barron St., Kenton, pleaded guilty to one count each of trafficking in heroin and aggravated trafficking in drugs. Read More
Dunkirk hears option for electric rate DUNKIRK — Dunkirk Village Council members are considering the possibility of choosing an electricity supplier with a lower rate for those with AEP as their utility. At its regular meeting Monday night, council was visited by IGS Energy representatives Mike Bardwell and Amy Smith who discussed offering the village a low fixed-rate for its monthly electricity usage. Read More
Alger debates geese problem at plant ALGER — At the lagoons of the Alger Wastewater Treatment Plant, the coming of spring means the return of nesting Canada geese. The members of the board of public affairs estimates there about 200 geese along the banks of the lagoons making a mess. Read More