Forest Mayor Tom Seem (right) presented a plaque to Bob Beitler and proclaimed Thursday Bob Beitler Day in the village. Beitler was recognized for his 12 years as a member of coucil, his many years as a teacher/coach at Riverdale and his contribution to the community as a small business owner.

Bellefontaine Mayor Ben Stahler met with Benjamin Logan High School Student Government Officers this week to discuss a community service day that the student government is organizing for students.

It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but in the end it didn’t matter how it looked as the Kenton Lady Wildcats and their four seniors were able to celebrate with the pep band after a 50-38 girls basketball victory over Elida on Thursday night in their final home game of the season. After struggling at times to put the ball in the basket against the Bulldogs’ zone defense through the first three quarters, the Wildcats outscored Elida 18-7 in the final nine minutes of the game to pull away for their 15th win of the season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. John Kasich repeated his belief in the importance of the free press Wednesday as tensions between the media and the administration of President Donald Trump remain high. The former congressman and 2016 presidential contender declined to directly take on Trump, who he refused to endorse, campaign with or vote for last year, while speaking …

The up and down temperatures of this winter continued with a slide down Wednesday and today accompanied by a snow storm which closed schools and slowed traffic across the county, including this line of trucks and cars on Ohio 31 on the south edge of Mount Victory.

ADA — Hardin County has a smoking problem. Nationally, statistics show about 18 percent of the population smokes or uses tobacco products. In Hardin County, that rate is nearly double at 30 percent.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Trailing Riverdale by eight points early in the fourth quarter, Kenton point guard Ashley Morris knew she needed to do something to pick up the Lady Wildcats’ spirits if they were going to get their 15th win of the season. During a timeout, the senior point guard gathered the Wildcats together and told them they were not going to lose.

Building foundation concerns have closed the building that houses Head Start in Kenton. Classes were out all of last week and the first few days of this week because of the issues at the 8-year-old building at 950 Kohler Street.

The United Way of Hardin County hit its 2017 campaign goal after all. Four weeks after the organization reported it had come up about $4,500 short of its $220,000 goal, additional checks were received to hit the target.

What started as a part-time job to keep busy after retirement turned into a passion for Linda Iams. For 12 years, she has been the director of the Sullivan-Johnson Museum of Hardin County in Kenton.