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.

RIDGEWAY — Koty McKee had always dreamed of doing something hunting-related for his career, he just never imagined it would happen for him at such a young age. McKee, 21, is the owner Koty McKee’s Wildlife Creations and Hunting Supplies, located at 16770 CR 240 in Ridgeway.

In February former Hardin County dog warden Steve Davis opened fire on two Kenton Police Department officers and two deputies in a shootout which resulted in him being killed by one of the deputies. That incident was selected by the Times staff as Hardin County’s top news story for 2016.

The building doesn’t have an official name yet, but the Kenton departments occupying the city’s new annex at 555 W. Franklin Street are happy with their new home. Since early November, the “555 building” has been the new location for the city’s water, income tax, parks and recreation offices and street department.

ADA — Dr. Suzanne Darmer feels like her last 10 years in Ada have been spent “in the best school district in Ohio.” In what was the only superintendency of her career, Darmer is hanging things up at the end of the calendar year, retiring from the Ada School District to be able to spend more time with family.

There may be a little improvement in the local economy, depending upon which assistance group you ask. But there is still plenty of need among Hardin County residents.