Robert White, Ohio State Grange president, appointed Laura Ferguson as State Deputy for Hardin County.

The winners of the fifth annual child abuse awareness poster contest were announced Thursday evening at the Jacob Parrott Safety Center in Kenton.

Members of the 21st Hardin County Youth Leadership class were recognized at a graduation ceremony Wednesday at MacIntosh Center at Ohio Northern University.

There will be more than 200 items up for bid when the annual Hardin County YMCA Radio Days Auction take places from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday on Time-Warner Cable Channel 9 and WKTN Radio.

Correy Osborn doesn’t play with toys as much as many 10-year-old boys might do. But he loves his bike and he loves riding on the school bus every day to attend classes at Simon Kenton. There are many things Correy can’t enjoy, so to find things that give him pleasure is a personal victory, said his mother, Kristi.

A construction company worker brushes off the mud from South Main Street in Kenton with snow swirling around him.

The Kenton Fire Department and BKP Ambulance District reached an agreement on working together for medical response.

The Hardin County Republican Party held its annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Sunday, March 22 at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Kenton. An overflow crowd of more than 115 Republican leaders from throughout the county were welcomed by Hardin County Republican Chairman, Rob Radway.

DUNKIRK — For Dan Marshman, retirement is not sitting around the house, waiting to go to Florida for the winter. For him, it’s about helping make his town and county a better place for its residents.

BELLEFONTAINE — Artwork by Sabrielle “Saber” Davidson, a junior from Benjamin Logan High School, will be part of the 2015 Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition. Her artwork is a series of 3 original photos titled “Innocence.”