The star of Tuesday evening’s Lions Club Christmas Parade in Kenton was Santa Claus.

In the end, the race for the Jan. 3 Hardin County commissioner’s seat was decided by just two votes. The board of elections met today starting at 2 p.m. and at 4:45 p.m. announced the results of the tally.

Five Kenton Elementary Students gave a display of their leadership skills at Monday’s Kenton Board of Education meeting. The Leader in Me program is a building-wide initiative that “enables educators to unleash each child’s full potential,” said Principal Robin Bame.

Area residents are invited to enjoy a free Thanksgiving Day meal at the Hardin County Armory. The 21st annual meal, coordinated by Helping Hands, will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday.

For almost 26 years, Brad Ealy has been ensuring the safety of all the bridges in Hardin County. Since January of 1991, the Mount Victory native has been serving as the county’s bridge inspector for the Hardin County Engineer’s Office.

With it being all but eliminated in the United States more than 60 years ago, malaria is not a disease most people here think about everyday. However, Dr. Issaka Sagara can speak first-hand of the death and destruction caused by this mosquito-transmitted disease.

Area students will begin training for jobs in the near future which may not be fully developed today. Ohio Hi-Point Career Center Superintendent Rick Smith reported to the Hardin County Economic and Community Development Committee Friday morning that within two years his school will begin offering classes in smart technology.

Holding a poster promoting this year’s Window Wonderland in downtown Kenton are (from left) Judy Cross, Judi Bradley, Charlotte Hamm, Jacqualine Fitzgerald and Sue Bailey.

Murder in Bloom, a mystery-comedy, will be presented next month in a dinner theater format by the community theater group, the Hardin County Players. It will be staged at the Kenton Elks, and dinner and the show will cost $20.