Police, Sheriff reports A property damage accident was reported in the 6,400 block of CR 95, Ada. A hit-skip accident was reported in the 12,300 block of Ohio 309, Kenton. Read More
Emergency drill in Forest Emergency workers treat the wounded on Saturday afternoon during a full-scale emergency drill at Triumph Thermal Systems in Forest, conducted by the Hardin County Local Emergency Planning Committee. The drill involved an active shooter at the plant. Read More
KCS plans early release Kenton City Schools will have a two-hour early release on Wednesday, Oct. 16, announced Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski. Read More
Bunny talk Nikolas Aries, 8, brushes the fur of a rabbit at the petting zoo at Saturday's Little Pumpkin Fest on the square in Kenton. Blue skies and brisk temperatures brought a large crowd out for the event sponsored by the Hardin County Young Professionals. Nikolas is the son of Ashlee Arias and Ryan Shields. Read More
Ready to run Participants in the Kiddie Fun Run during the Little Pumpkin Fest in Kenton prepare to compete in the YMCA's portion of the event on Saturday. The young runners raced around the courthouse for one meter (three laps). Later, adult runners raced in a 5-K race at the festival. Read More
Pumpkin drop The sidewalks of S. Detroit Street were crowded with people cheering on a trailer-load of pumpkins during the pumpkin drop at Saturday's Little Pumpkin Fest. The pumpkins raced down the hill with the winner of the squash scramble getting $250. Read More
Bounce house One of the popular attractions for the smaller children at the Little Pumpkin Fest was the large fun house. There were games, face-painting, balloon animals and several other activities for young people and food, vendors and music for the adults in the large crowd. Read More
History walk General James Robinson and his wife, Hester, (aka David Faulkner and Delores Crawford) meet visitors to Grove Cemetery on Saturday during the Walk Through the Tombstones tour. About 80 people took part on the program which shared the histories of seven people buried at the cemetery and relayed their part in the community. It was the first in what is expected to become an annual event for the Hardin County Historical Museums and Read More
Emergency drill in Forest Emergency workers treat the wounded on Saturday afternoon during a full-scale emergency drill at Triumph Thermal Systems in Forest, conducted by the Hardin County Local Emergency Planning Committee. The drill involved an active shooter at the plant. On Friday, area police responded to the situation and subdued the disgruntled employee who had shot several people. Saturday’s drill involved emergency personnel responding to treat multiple Read More
Police, Sheriff reports: October 14, 2019 A non-injury crash was reported in the 700 block of W. Franklin Street. Billy Brown, 855 W. Franklin St., was cited for reasonable control. Read More