New name Standing with the new sign for the newly renamed Hardin County Heritage Farm are (from left) Tim Striker, Linda Iams and Sheena Striker. The site traditionally had been known as the Hardin County Farm Museum. Read More
Brunow to be recognized for coaching while at HN DUNKIRK — In his 26 years coaching football at Hardin Northern, Pete Brunow helped take the Polar Bears from bottom dwellers to eventual conference and state champions. Brunow is being recognized for his coaching efforts on Friday in Columbus by being inducted into the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Read More
Youth tennis camp wraps up The Kenton youth tennis camp concluded its third and final day on Wednesday. Organized by Kenton’s head girls tennis coach Katie Brim, the camp saw 64 children sign up for the camp. Read More
Kenton football family dealing with death of ’17 grad at KSU workout The mood was somber as the members of Kenton High School’s football team drifted into their morning weight-lifting session this morning. Their minds were obviously on the passing of one of their own, Tyler Heintz, a 2017 KHS graduate. Read More
County residents invited to ‘Go Fly A Kite Day’ Saturday The Hardin County Family YMCA is sponsoring a program this Saturday which it hopes will be a new experience for the entire family for Father’s Day weekend. Go Fly A Kite Day is slated from noon to 3 p.m. at the Corner Kick Soccer Complex (next to the Kenton Little League fields) off Ohio 292, just south of Kenton. Read More
Track camp Coach Jared Manns (center, right) leads a group of young distance runners in warmups during the Kenton youth track camp at Robinson Field on Tuesday. Read More
Diving in Members of the Kenton Area Swim Team’s StingRays beat the early summer heat wave on Monday morning as coach Emily Schaub helps them with their starts in preparation for a meet. Read More
Arson fire Laurie DeLong said she was sleeping at her home at 3472 Ohio 67, at 7 a.m. Sunday, when a passing motorist knocked on her door to tell her the barn near her house was burning. Read More
Headed to junkyard A pile of 15 fire hydrants wait to be hauled to a junkyard in Forest. A grant has made it possible to replace the aging hydrants with new units, while also replacing valves and installing a water line loop in the business district. Read More
Little league: June 13, 2017 The second farm Reds beat the Dodgers 6-4 in Kenton Little Leauge action on Monday. Leading batters for the Reds were Kole Anspach with a triple and two singles, Oliver Sneary with four singles, Lucas Klotz with three singles, Parker Risner and Slade Taylor with two singles each, and Malachi Blankenship and Cahner Brim both had a single each. Read More