Dance Fuzion wins several awards COLUMBUS — The Dance Fuzion Studio Team from Bellefontaine and Ada recently competed at the KAR Dance Competition and performed well. In eight and under jazz solo, Josey Queen and Madisen Oakes were both awarded a top first place. Queen was ninth overall. Read More
Polar Bears fall to Mount Union ADA — Freshman Maggie Fuller scored three goals to lead the Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team in a 22-5 loss to Mount Union in ONU's inaugural Ohio Athletic Conference game on a snowy Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium. Read More
ONU topped 13-8 in OAC mens opener ALLIANCE — Ohio Northern battled for a full 60 minutes, but fell 13-8 in its inaugural Ohio Athletic Conference men’s lacrosse game at Mount Union on a snowy Sunday afternoon at Mount Union Stadium. The Polar Bears fall to 7-2 overall and are 0-1 in OAC play, while the Purple Raiders improve to 7-2, 2-0. Read More
Swing thoughts: April 11, 2016 The weather did not cooperate this week so most events for the Memorial Park Golf Course were canceled or postponed. Hopefully the Senior Scramble will be back both on Monday and Wednesday. Read More
Elks to sponsor Soccer Shoot-Out on April 24 The date for the Soccer Shoot-Out sponsored by the Kenton Elks will be Sunday, April 24 beginning at 2 p.m. at the Corner Kick Soccer Complex on Ohio 292, south of Kenton. The wrong date was published in an article in Friday’s Times. There is no entry fee and the contest is open to any Hardin County boy or girl, … Read More
Polar Bear boys, Gopher girls win dual meet DOLA — Hardin Northern and Ridgemont split a dual track meet Thursday with the Polar Bears winning the boys side and the Gophers winning the girls side. Hardin Northern edged Ridgemont 52-48 on the boys side. Read More
Riverdale plans youth, family football camps MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale is planning a youth football camp for current first- through eighth-grade students. The camp will run from May 23-26 and costs $15. Read More
Race for Ribbon slated ADA – The sisters of Ohio Northern University’s Zeta Tau Alpha sorority will host the ninth annual Race for the Ribbon 5k at 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 24 on the ONU campus. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation for breast cancer education and awareness. Read More
Kenton Elks to sponsor shoot out The Kenton Elks will sponsor its annual Soccer Shoot-Out on Saturday, April 30 at the Corner Kick Soccer Complex on Ohio 292, south of Kenton. The Soccer Shoot-Out will run from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Read More
Kenton special awards Kenton recently handed out special awards for the winter sports season. Read More
Pipeline project almost finished Representatives of Marathon Pipe Line said the pipeline project from Harpster to Lima will be completed by the end of the week, meeting the July 1 goal. During visits with area media on Tuesday, they said work to commission the line’s ending point at the Husky Refinery in Lima still is being completed, but is expected to be done by Friday.
Commissioners hope to find more room for health department through study The Kenton-Hardin County Health Department has approached the county commissioners about getting more space. Commissioner Roger Crowe told the health board at its meeting Tuesday night that the commissioners have retained a Findlay company to conduct a study to see what can be done to better utilize the space the department works out of in the courthouse annex.
Fewer people participating in nutrition assistance programs The number of participants and households in Hardin County using nutrition assistance programs has been on the decline over the past year. County households taking part in supplemental nutrition assistance programs (food stamps) in May was 1,446, which is down by 90 from a year ago and the lowest it has been since June 2010, according to numbers presented to the Hardin County Commissioners on Tuesday during an update by Job and Family Services Director Barb Maxson.
