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Special visit
Kindergartners at Westview Kindergarten Center received a surprise visit Tuesday morning from the dwarf miniature horse, Chloe and her owner Jolene Buchenroth. The children relate well to Chloe because she is only 23 1/2 inches tall.
Children relate well with ‘special needs' horse
By CHRISTINA HOY
Times staff writer
Heroes and role models come in all sizes, but to children at Westview Kindergarten Center in Kenton, one special hero only measures 23 1/2 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds and walks on four legs.
No it is not a dog, but a one-year-old miniature horse named Chloe, who is a "special needs" animal because she is a dwarf.
Her owner, Jolene Buchenroth of rural Kenton, takes the horse inside her vehicle to visit preschools and kindergartens, nursing homes and special needs children within Hardin County. She is a certified therapeutic handicapped riding instructor through the North American Riding Handicapped Association.
“Chloe is special because she is handicapped as well. My goal is to continue to take Chloe to visit people and spread cheer.
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Charges refiled in county theft case
By DAN ROBINSON
Times staff writer
The new charges against a veteran employee of the Hardin County Treasurer's Office look like the old charges.
Deanna Polen, who worked for the treasurer's office for 28 years, was charged with theft in office, tampering with evidence and forgery last year.
Polen allegedly stole $30,000 from the county's real estate taxes between July 2004 and October 2006. She had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
She was scheduled to appear in the Hardin County Common Pleas Court on May 19, but on the day set for her trial the state dropped the charges. The state, represented by James Manken, assistant chief legal counsel with the State Auditor's Office, withdrew the charges due to wording in a similar case.
The charges against Polen were refiled late last week.
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Building lost
Due to the uncertain condition of the abandoned business building, firefighters from eight departments fought the fire at T-Ted's Ceramics in Dunkirk from a safe distance Monday morning. The building was demolished later in the day for safety purposes.
Blaze destroys Dunkirk business
By DAN ROBINSON
Times staff writer
DUNKIRK - Within 12 hours a former Dunkirk business went up in flames and was reduced to a pile of rubble Monday.
According to Dunkirk Fire Chief Jim Steele, the department was called out at 4:29 a.m. after a resident reported smoke coming from the T-Ted's Ceramics building on Main Street. The building was located across the street from the fire department.
When the volunteers arrived on the scene at 4:37 a.m., they found a working fire, with smoke rolling from the brick structure. Because the aged building was known not to be structurally sound and there was no one known in the abandoned business, said Steele, no firefighters were allowed to enter the burning building.
After about an hour, the flames made their way through the roof of the structure and flames brightened the dawning sky. The south wall of the building caved in as firefighters from eight departments gave assistance in controlling the fire.
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