The unrelenting rains this spring and summer have created many challenges that the farming community is now sorting through. In order to help with decisions, OSU Extension has created an “Addressing 2019 Agricultural Challenges” Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) webpage.

MONDAY, JULY 29 Marion Township trustees – 7 p.m., township hall

Friday A domestic disturbance was reported in the 900 block of Steiner Avenue. A hit-skip crash was reported in the 300 block of W. Franklin Street. A suspicious male was reported at the Kenton Fire Department.

The Hardin SWCD will be holding their Board Meeting on Thursday, August 15 at 1 p.m. at a different location instead of their regular meeting time of 7:30 a.m.

The Hardin County Board of Elections office will be closed on Wednesday, July 31 to allow the director, deputy director and staff to attend the Northwest Ohio Regional District meeting.

Fined $25 for speeding 49 mph in a 35 mph zone were: Erin Michelle Denney, Loveland; and Amber Nichole Beltz, 15853 CR 20, Forest. Joanie K. Kiess, 538 N. Detroit St., Kenton – speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25. Joanne M. Terry, St. Louis, Mo. – speeding 51 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A former Hardin county resident and Upper Scioto Valley graduate credits an x-ray procedure she received as a child at Hardin Memorial Hospital with igniting her passion for radiologic technology. The now-accomplished educator in radiologic science has just been named to a prestigious national leadership role in the profession.

BELLEFONTAINE — As students from the Upper Scioto Valley, Ridgemont and Kenton districts prepare to return to classes at the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center next month, their focus will be on their futures. The administration and staff will be looking to the future, also, as the work gets underway to make improvements to the buildings after the vocational school passed a levy to make those changes happen.

It was girls vs. boys when the students at the Abundant Life Real Kids Camp dived into a relay race through an obstacle course which included a dip in a murky mud pit.

Two months ago, while researching my elephant article, I reached out to Chuck Jacobs, former curator of the Hardin County Museum in the late 1990s. I was delighted to receive a response, as I had not spoken with him since he left the museum. He was able to help me with my article and was glad to hear that I was the new director and continuing the work of the museum. We reminisced about things and he inquired about my family. I was glad I had taken the chance and reached out.