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The Hardin County Council on Aging recently enjoyed a day of island hopping to Kelly’s Island and Put-in-Bay.

The Hardin County Board of Elections will be closed Friday, Sept. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to attend a funeral.

The Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District and NRCS offices will be closed on Friday, Sept. 18. The staff will be working at a field event: Agricultural Conservation, Protecting Water: Keeping Soil and Nutrients in the Field. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, Sept. 21.

A burglary-in-progress was reported at 317 N. Ida St. A report was received of a suspicious man running from Davis Motor Sales.

ADA — Beginning in December, residents of Ada will see a drop in their monthly solid waste services cost following action at Tuesday’s village council session. But the savings could end up going to finance storm sewer projects in the village.

When Hardin County residents go to the polls this fall, voters will be at the cutting edge of that technology. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced earlier this week the state would be making funding available for the purchase of e-pollbooks.

The United Way of Hardin County kicked off its 2016 campaign this morning with a breakfast bringing contributors and support agencies together. “The American people dig in their pockets and give money to somebody they hope does good things with it,” Campaign Chairman David Sturgeon said of the efforts.

RIDGEWAY — This summer the village of Ridgeway has taken steps to reduce the amount of surface water infiltrating its sanitary sewer system. Those efforts are paying off.

The Hardin County Master Gardeners will have a plant sale this Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Ada Harvest and Herb Festival. The Master Gardeners will be selling starts from the daylilies growing at the Friendship Garden.