Strawberry social The seniors at the Hardin County Council on Aging Senior Center had a strawberry social. Read More
Hardin County BPW has Ladies Night Out in Marion Hardin County Business and Professional Women’s Club met on June 13 at 5:15 p.m. Six members carpooled to Marion to have Ladies’ Night Out at The Warehouse Restaurant. Read More
Slime time At left, Taryn Headington gets slimed during the Slimetime program at Gormley Park Tuesday morning as part of the Forest-Jackson Public Library’s summer reading program. Teams of young readers were divided into teams and asked members questions on children’s literature. Read More
KHS senior to represent Ohio at Boys Nation Kenton High School senior Chase Fleece arrived at Buckeye Boys State last weekend confident. He announced right away he was a candidate for governor. Read More
Cool at the pool The temperature snuck above 90 degrees Monday in Hardin County and brought a crowd of people to seek shelter from the heat at the Kenton Municipal Pool. Showers today and Wednesday are expected to bring the mercury down to a more comfortable level for the rest of this week. Read More
Softball tourney winners The team from the Kenton Moose Lodge won the championship of the first Terry Devore Memorial Tournament at Kenton’s Waterworks Park. The tournament began Friday evening and wrapped up Saturday evening. Read More
Shape wants to play role in helping Kenton to thrive From a young age, Branden Shape knew he wanted to set roots in Kenton and do something to help the community thrive. Branden has been busy doing just that through serving as manager at Ace Hardware for 10 years, helping take care of 16 rental properties in town and organizing and running the Kenton Adult Softball League. Read More
Kite enthusiasts take to the skies A large crowd played on a slight breeze Saturday afternoon with kites, bubbles and parachutes at the second annual Go Fly A Kite Day at the YMCA Corner Kick Soccer Complex south of Kenton. At its peak, the skies over the field were teaming with large kites in the shape of a scuba diver with a shark in close pursuit, a menacing octopus and stunt kites souring in formations. Read More
Kenton Cup champions The host Kenton A team won the varsity division of the Kenton Cup 7 on 7 soccer tournament this past weekend. The Wildcats went 6-0 on the day in the 20 team tournament, defeating St. Marys 5-2 in the finals. Read More
New look at No Limits to be celebrated with grand opening No Limits Hair and Tannery, located at 214 N. Detroit St. in Kenton, is holding its remodeled grand opening June 18-23 featuring refreshments and door prizes. No Limits, owned by Deloris Delong, has been a family-operated salon since 1992. Read More
Ada woman honored for 50 years of teaching children how to swim ADA — The Ada community immortalized its “Swimming Lady” in bronze during a ceremony Friday. Sandy Neely has taught generations of area children how to swim and be safe near the water over the past 50 years. Ada showed its appreciation by dedicating a bronze plaque to her at the new pool house.
Kenton man gets 15 years in prison for sex crimes involving a minor A Kenton man was sent to prison for more than 15 years and was labeled a sexual offender after he pleaded guilty to seven sex-related charges in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Jeromy Andrew Ramge, 7772 CR 167, Kenton, admitted to three counts of gross sexual imposition and four charges of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
Forest CIC wants name for town’s gathering spot FOREST — The Forest Community Improvement Corporation is asking the vacated lot at the corner of Lima and Gormley streets to be given a name. The former location of the Forest Hardware, the building was razed and become the property of the village several years ago. It has since been used for public gatherings, most recently the town’s Safety Day activities and the Charlie Brown Christmas holiday celebration.
