DOLA — Hardin Northern High School held its winter sports awards banquet on Tuesday night, handing out special awards to boys and girls basketball players and cheerleaders. Cheerleaders receiving trophies were Kylie Arn, leadership award; Alexus Newman, most improved; Alexis Garmon, most dedicated; Sara Morris, most valuable ; Catherine McMillion, Polar Bear award and Caity DeLong, most determined. Girls basketball …

In Indiana, curriculum has been developed for high schools to discuss dating violence and domestic abuse with students. Debbie Norris was the driving force behind the legislation that created Heather’s Law. It bears the name of her daughter, who at age 20 after being in an abusive relationship on-and-off for two years, was murdered by her boyfriend nearly 10 years ago.

The Kenton Board of Education wants to purchase and convert an existing building into the district’s new bus garage. The board, at its meeting Monday night, said it has issued a letter of its intent to purchase a building at 600 W. Kohler St., Kenton for $700,000 from Bart and Jolene Bailey.

Shoe Sensation District Manager Sue Vousden (left) assists Kenton store manager Mari Bennett in stocking the display racks at Kenton’s newest store in the Kenton Plaza. A soft opening at Shoe Sensation is being planned for Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony set for Thursday at 9 a.m. Shoe Sensation provides a selection of family shoes, including casual, dress and athletic models.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Being a mother is first for Maryann Holderman, and so she made the difficult decision to step down as Riverdale girls basketball coach Monday. With daughter Sydney headed to play basketball at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, next year, Holderman no longer was going to have the time to be both the coach and mother she wanted to be.

Camden Hicks (left) and Wyatt Gerlach (right) represented Kenton Elks Lodge 157 and the Ohio Elks Association at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Elks Shootout held in Frederick, Md., from March 3-5.

MOUNT VICTORY — Members of the Hardin County Republican Party filled the banquet facilities of the Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mount Victory on Sunday evening to meet a long list of candidates seeking their support, to honor Lincoln Day and to celebrate the success of the party in the November election. U.S. Rep. Bob Latta told the Republicans the first …

Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Amyial and Michael Brown, and Chase Fleece, son of Craig and Jennifer Fleece, were named the 2017 Poultry King and Queen at the first annual Hardin County Poultry Banquet at the Christian Missionary Alliance Church in Kenton on Saturday night. Times photo/Ty Thaxton    

The leader of economic development in Hardin County hopes to take that experience to the Ohio Statehouse. Jon Cross, president/CEO and economic development director of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, announced today his plans to run for state representative of the 83rd Ohio House District in the Republican primary in 2018. The district includes Hancock County, Hardin County and a portion of Logan County.

The 42nd Hillcrest Men’s Jay Albert Memorial Invitational Tournament had a first-time winner on Sunday when Jason Howe defeated Nick Zachariah 245-166 in the last match of the finals to claim the top trophy at Hillcrest Lanes. Howe, who entered the final day of play as the top seed, needed to win just one match of the step ladder final to claim the tournament. In addition to the trophy, he won $400, a jacket, a shirt and his entry fee for the 2018 tournament.