The Ohio Department of Transportation has contracted with Bluffton Paving to widen and resurface about one mile of Ohio 195, south of McGuffey.

For the time period of May 1-May 31, 2018 Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 3.40 inches of rain in Hardin County. Last year, the average rainfall for the same time period was 7.21 inches. Rainfall for May was 0.99 inches less than the ten-year average rainfall for the month.

This summer area residents will be given an opportunity to earn a new bicycle just by completing a safety course. The Family Bike Program is planned to take place in two sessions, said Kenton-Hardin Health Department Director of Nursing Cindy Keller.

Bob Simmons (left), president of the Ohio State Alumni Club of Hardin County, fishes out some fossils brought by guest speaker, Dr. Mark Kleffner, a professor of earth sciences at the OSU Lima campus.

News that the Miss America Organization is dropping its swimsuit competition has thrust Miss Ohio Sarah Clapper back into the limelight at the end of her reign. Clapper, an Ohio State University graduate, was a guest speaker at Wednesday’s annual dinner and business meeting of the Ohio State Alumni Club of Hardin County.

An Alger man was placed on community control after he admitted to a drug-related charge in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Kevin Jarold Joseph, 6073 Ohio 235, Alger, pleaded guilty to possession of heroin.

The Kenton Times has an immediate need for motor route drivers. Delivery is Monday through Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

The Hardin County Ambassadors assisted the staff at the Kenton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in celebrating the opening Wednesday of the facility’s new dialysis center for its residents.

Monthly recycling services hosted by Blanchard Township/Dunkirk and Mount Victory/Hale Township are slated on Tuesday, June 12 and Thursday, June 28. The Blanchard Township/Dunkirk recycling will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Dunkirk in the parking lot of the former Price Funeral Home.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8 Upper Scioto Drainage and Conservancy District Board – 8 a.m., district office, first floor, courthouse