Ohio man shares story of 20 years on death row ADA — Derrick Jamison calls Oct. 25 “the worst day of my life and the best day of my life.” It was on Oct. 25, 1985, that he was sentenced to die for the murder of a man working at Cincinnati nightclub. Read More
Ohio ends same-day issuing of driver’s license in favor of mail COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio said Wednesday it’s ending the same-day issuing of Ohio driver’s licenses and will mail them instead to save money and increase security. Licenses will arrive about 10 days after they’re issued once the change takes effect July 2, the Department of Public Safety said. Drivers will be issued temporary licenses and ID cards in the … Read More
Bath outshoots Kenton in sectional rematch FINDLAY — On Friday, Jaron Sharp and his teammates made four first quarter three-pointers as Kenton jumped out to a large first-quarter lead on Bath before hanging on over the final three quarters for a five-point win. Read More
Competing at state The Kenton High School competition cheerleading team is competing in the state competition at Ohio State University on Sunday. It is first time in school history the team will compete in the competition. Read More
Emergency drill Staff at Hardin Hills Health and Rehab Center participated in an emergency preparedness drill. The emergency was a blizzard which took out the boilers and the facility would be without heat. Read More
Valentine’s Day treat Resident Joey Harvey enjoys some of the balloons and candy for Valentine’s Day received by Hardin Hills Health Center in Kenton. Read More
Cookie delivery Whitney Fox and Carl Kissling stack some of the 1,938 cases of Girl Scout cookies being distributed Tuesday from the home of Pam Thames in Forest. The number of orders has decreased in recent years, said Thames, with the decline of the number of Girl Scouts in Hardin County. Read More
Helping at library Members of the varsity and JV basketball teams from Hardin Northern volunteered at the Hardin Northern Public Library in Dunkirk recently. Read More
Ridgemont girls hoping for more than their sectional title MOUNT VICTORY —Before the current members of the Ridgemont girls basketball team entered high school, the Lady Gopher program was in a decades-long rut where wins in a season usually could be counted on one hand. In fact, none of the Ridgemont girls were even born the last time the Gopher program had a winning season. Read More
Lady ‘Cats hope to trim more nets as they head to districts Last Saturday, the Kenton girls basketball team did something no Lady Wildcat team has done since 1998 when it defeated Wapakoneta 48-33 to win a sectional championship. This week, the Lady Wildcats will try to do something no other KHS girls team has done – cut down a district net. Read More