In the early days of the 20th century, the happening place to be in Hardin County was Lake Idlewild. In its heyday the resort, just north of Kenton, was the meeting place for families, sports fans and fishermen throughout the state.

Members of the Hardin Memorial Hospital physical therapy staff participated in the Physical Therapists’ Day Of Service on Friday.

Sheep is a major part of the diets of residents of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and a group of local sheep producers just returned from a tour of those countries to gain a better insight of their methods. Steve and Madelyn Lowery, Nancy Wilcox, Dave Burkhart and Ohio Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator Mark Badertscher took part in the tour sponsored by the OSU Extension Office and the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association.

Due to the ban on poultry exhibits in Ohio, all 4-H and FFA poultry exhibitors across the state, including Hardin County, were unable to bring their poultry project birds to the county fairs. The Hardin County Fair Board stepped up and provided a generous poultry program at this year’s fair, including extensive poster display and contest, full showmanship show with fair board-purchased fake birds and full junior fair livestock sale participation to all with market poultry projects.

The real world is closer than ever for Kenton Middle School students. Instructor Jared Manns said the 7th and 8th graders are being exposed to engineering concepts used by working engineers.

CSX workers construct a section of railroad this morning on the northbound lane of Ohio 31, south of Kenton. Once it is completed, the section is to be lifted into the crossing.

The first drawings of proposed plans for Camp Jacob Parrott at Kenton’s Saulisberry Park were shared with members of City Council on Monday night. The Warriors First organization, founded by Rev. Scott Johnson and Retired Col. James Ramsey, wants to redevelop part of the park into a campground for veterans.

PORT CLINTON — Kenton High School’s Claire Oates knew she had a spot in the state tennis tournament locked up before her district semifinal matchup with top-seeded and defending state runner-up Olivia Rorhbacher of Perkins on Saturday morning.

Nearly two years ago, Bob and Kelly Carder’s life changed forever. Their daughter, Taylor, was killed in a vehicle accident.

Katy Murphy spent nine years in the field working with patients. In her new role as director for the Kenton Community Health Center, she still gets to work with others, just in a different way.