The Hardin County Democratic Party opened its party headquarters in Kenton at noon on Monday, Sept. 19. The headquarters is located at 16 N. Main St., directly across from the courthouse, and is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday from now until election day, Nov. 8. The public is invited …

Hardin County native Jon Cross, who currently serves as President and CEO of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, has filed paperwork with the Hardin County Board of Elections to form a campaign committee to explore a run in 2018 for State Representative of the 83rd Ohio House District.

The election precinct in Roundhead is going to be temporarily relocated to the new McDonald Township building at 5302 Ohio 67, Room B (across from the McDonald Cemetery). According to a release from the Hardin County Board of Elections, this change will begin with the Nov. 8 General Election.

DUNKIRK — Believe it or not, the 2016 presidential campaign, and its presumptive party nominees, Donald and Hillary, is not the only campaign in United States history to strike up conversations and opinions from voters in the United States. There have been other campaigns and nominees that have been a colorful part of our American presidential election system.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge blocked certain requirements for how thousands of ballots are counted in the swing state, saying in a Tuesday decision the policies are unconstitutional and violate the Voting Rights Act. At issue are two laws the Republican-led state legislature passed in 2014 and how they are implemented. Among other changes, the laws require voters …

Kenton attorney Gary Fischmann had expected his name to appear on the fall ballot as an independent candidate for Hardin County prosecutor.

There will be three countywide contested races on the Hardin County ballot in November.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Declaring “a whole new ball game,” Ohio Republican John Kasich’s presidential campaign is looking to its future after he scored a key home-state win against billionaire businessman Donald Trump. The two-term governor won all 66 delegates in the winner-take-all primary on Tuesday and ended the evening as one of only three remaining GOP contenders in the …

Just one of three local tax levies was approved by Hardin County voters during Tuesday’s primary election, according to unofficial results from the Board of Elections. A 1.6-mill replacement levy for the Jackson-Forest Ambulance District was approved by a vote of 344 to 140.

Hardin County took advantage of early voting for Tuesday’s primary election. According to Sandra Bookmyer, director of the Hardin County Board of Elections, 803 people came to the office since voting began Feb. 17. Early voting ended Monday.