Evelyn Adams was not the most popular girl in her class when she graduated from Kenton High School in 1978, but when her classmates learned she needed help, they came to her aide. Evelyn is homeless and living in Tampa, Florida, in a tent pitched in a woods.

ADA — The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance paid tribute to one of its own at its tenth annual membership dinner when it named John Hohn its Citizen of the Year. The Alliance honored individuals, businesses and organizations Monday evening at a sold-out program at Ohio Northern University’s McIntosh Center in Ada.

A senior season filled with a lot of promise in the pool almost didn’t happen for Kenton’s Mo Gray. Gray was preparing to enter the stadium in Celina with the Wildcat marching band on Oct. 30 when she slipped and fell, breaking her arm.

Hardin County Dog Warden Tammy Ervin sees many animals which break her heart. In recent weeks the number of starving, mistreated or abused animals has increased dramatically at the animal shelter. But Ervin wasn’t prepared for the call she responded to on Tuesday morning.

For Bob and Joan White, whether it’s the local, county, state or national level, grange is a family organization for those in all walks of life. Bob currently serves as president of both the Painter Creek Grange in Dudley Township and the Ohio State Grange in Fredericktown. Joan has previously served as president of the Painter Creek Grange and Hardin County Pomona Grange.

Hardin County Democrats on Saturday got a chance to hear from two people who will be near the top of their election ticket. Frances Strickland, wife of U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland, and Supreme Court candidate Cynthia Rice were featured speakers at the Democrats’ Presidents Day Luncheon at Walnut Grove Church.

MOUNT VICTORY – Educators from Dublin, Upper Arlington and Columbus City Schools were among a group who traveled through the fields of rural Ohio on Friday to tour a school a fraction of the size of their districts. But it is Ridgemont’s size that allows its uniqueness, said Superintendent Emmy Beeson as she welcomed members of the Service Learning Network...

Formal dresses for teenagers often are dazzling at proms or homecomings, but then are forgotten in the back of a closet. Meanwhile, some young women don’t have financial means to afford a nice dress for the occasions.