BELLEFONTAINE — A man with five prior drunk driving convictions was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his latest conviction.

Thomas Howard, 321 Steiner Ave., was arrested on a bench warrant from the Kenton Police Department.

Kenton police Elly Amspaugh, 355 N. Glendale St., reported finding damage to the fence that encloses her yard.

For many years, a trip to Hardin Memorial Hospital’s emergency room meant sharing a common ward with curtains between the beds while the patient’s family jockeyed for a few chairs in a crowded waiting area outside. Those days are gone.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s office, is announcing an arrest has been made in Tuesday night’s suspected arson fire at 503 Pamelia St. in McGuffey.

The price for box seats during the Hardin County Fair will be increased, it was reported at the Hardin County Agricultural Society’s meeting on Saturday, Feb. 7 at the fairgrounds.

The first time my column ran in the Kenton Times was March 3, 2005. After telling my 82-year-old mother about it, her comment was, "Who knew?"

Clair Latham, electrician at the Hardin County Fairgrounds, was among 36 individuals and two organizations recognized last month at the 90th Ohio Fair Managers Association annual convention at the Greater Columbus Convention Center for outstanding service to their local fairs.

THURSDAY, FEB. 12 Ridgemont Board of Education – 5 p.m., high school library; public hearing on 2015-2016 school calendar

To the editor: When my son was 11 years old, my husband and I found out that my son Bruce’s kidneys had stopped growing.