In the 1950s, parents with a developmentally disabled child were encouraged to place them in an institution and walk away. Today, said Simon Kenton Superintendent Kara Brown, there are many activities and opportunities for those children because parents 60 years ago refused to walk away from the responsibility of being a parent.

A Kenton City Council committee wants some professional guidance before it makes a recommendation on whether the Kenton Amateur Radio Club can install a UHF repeater on the tower at the city's 555 building. Members of the Special Projects Committee, Chair Peg Wren and Patti Risner, met with Law Director John Schwemer on Wednesday to discuss the issue.

Pam Thames removes the plastic covering from a skid of Thin Mint cookies at her home in Forest. All of the Girl Scout cookies sold in Hardin County arrived at the Thames’ house for distribution on Wednesday.

The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance is sponsoring a photography contest with a local focus. The Discover Hardin County Photo Contest started Wednesday and will continue through March 29. “This event is created to find new ways to entice, engage and encourage others to Discover Hardin County,” according to a news release from the organization. “Hardin County is full …

The tragic event that began on Feb. 17 has produced unity within the community, sympathy for the passing of a young person, and support for the efforts of our young people which has spread throughout the Ridgemont and adjacent communities.

A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 11,000 block of CR 175. A burglary was reported at 129 S. Wayne St.

The final version of Ohio’s budget for the coming two years is still months away, but Hardin County area schools gained an insight into what Governor John Kasich is proposing for the future funding of education in the state. For most local districts, the impact is minimal, but two schools will see significant reductions in state foundation payments if the proposed budget passes.

Ohio Northern University mechanical engineering student Max Harnett demonstrates the effects of kinetic and potential energy by showing Kenton Elementary third graders (from left) Kloee Zofein, Abram Fultz and Tiffany Kalb what the force of a car going down a ramp can do to a block.

A Kenton man who eluded capture for nearly a year was sentenced to 11 years in prison on sex-related charges and declared a sexually-oriented offender Tuesday during sentencing in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. Kevin Shepherd, 43 Grape St., was originally facing 20 charges as his trial approached in 2015, but when the time arrived for court hearing he fled the state.

The Kenton-Hardin Health Department hopes to reach more people through digital advertising. The health board, at its meeting Tuesday night, agreed to a proposal to start putting messages on the digital sign located off East Columbus Street in Kenton’s east side commercial district.