A Kenton man was sentenced to nine months in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Robert Elden Quant, 13546 CR 90, Kenton, was found guilty of trafficking in drugs in the vicinity of a school or a juvenile.

The Ohio child support program impacts more children than any other public program in Ohio, except public education. One in three children are affected by the program, according to Laura Rogers, director of Hardin County Child Support.

KIRBY — Transfiguration of the Lord St. Mary Chapel will host the annual St. Mary Kirby Festival on July 30-31. Event chairman Curt Frey said Saturday afternoon and evening mostly will consist of events for adults. The festival will kick off at 2 p.m. with registration for cornhole games.

Joshua L. Clark, 340 W. Columbus St., reported that upon returning to his residence, he found that someone had poured oil onto his clothing.

Visitors coming to or driving through northern Hardin County on U.S. 68 are greeted by four decaying houses on the eastern side of the roadway. The days of those dubious landmarks appear to be numbered.

DUNKIRK — Rebecca Shirk recently discovered she had a message to share with others, and the best way for her to do that was through writing a book. “To You With Love” is the result of her work, a story about God’s love and “how he had re-built his love to me in my life, and how it can change a person’s life.”

Hardin County’s unemployment rate surged to 5.2 percent in June, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

A small group of Amish farmers attended the Kenton-Hardin Health Board meeting on Tuesday evening even though their issues had been addressed prior to the meeting.

Suspicious persons were reported in the 800 block of Park Ave.

With Kenton’s street department garage in need of major repairs, City Council’s choice seemed to be between repairing the structure or constructing a new building. Instead, a third option materialized which council decided to pursue.