Strong winds level farm building RIDGEWAY — Strong winds raged across parts of Hardin and Logan counties Tuesday evening. Larry Mouser was preparing for bed when he heard the wind pick up in intensity at his home south of Ridgeway about 9:20 p.m. Read More
Ice causes rollover A Kenton man walked away uninjured after a one-car rollover accident on East Franklin Street near Pioneer Park in the city this morning. Read More
Robotics demonstration Members of the Upper Scioto Valley Robotics Club (from left) Breanna Seimet, Abraham Decker and Lola Gonzalez put a robot through its paces on an obstacle course track during the USV Board of Education meeting on Monday. Read More
Beazley enjoys giving back through serving on council to singing Dave Beazley was raised with the mindset that it was his duty to give back to those from which he took. That is what has led him to serve on the Kenton City Council, work for Rogers Nationwide Insurance and participate in Society Singers. Read More
KHS students to discuss internships at WCC programs Kenton High School students who were enrolled in the Wildcat Community Connectors (WCC) program during the fall semester will host an exposition and give a presentation about their experiences during their fall semester internships at local businesses throughout Hardin County on Tuesday at the Mid-Ohio Energy Community Room. Read More
Payne Chapel sponsoring activities to celebrate Martin Luther King Day In a time of continued racial unrest, the members of the Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kenton are asking the public this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16, to reflect on his dream. Read More
Ada man hospitalized after trying to fight fire at home ADA — An Ada man is in the hospital and without a home following a Thursday morning fire. According to Ada Fire Chief Jay Epley, Dennis “Doc” Garbrecht and his wife, Peg, were at home when they were alerted by a smoke detector there was a fire at their home at 301 E. North St. Read More
New system puts policies at fingertips of deputies For many years, when a Hardin County Sheriff’s deputy was confronted with a questionable situation and needed to know what the department’s policy was for addressing it, he had to go to the office and search through a large manual for directions. Read More
Sears announces it will close Kenton Kmart Kmart, a retail leader of the Kenton community for nearly 40 years, will be closing its doors in March. Sears Holdings announced Wednesday its Kenton store is one of 78 Kmarts to be closed in the spring. In addition, the company plans to shutter another 26 Sears stores. Read More
Crowe top spender in race Winning a chair at the Hardin County commissioner’s table cost non-party candidate Roger Crowe’s campaign more than $10,000. He won the election by two votes. Read More