A total of $2,943 was collected in the annual Goshen Community Fund Drive. The drive was conducted by Goshen Community Grange 578, which extended its gratitude to Goshen Township residents for their support of the campaign.

A report was received of an unruly juvenile who exited the residence of 502 W. Columbus St. without permission. The reporting person advised that they had received several calls from another individual who stated that the missing juvenile, who is on probation, was at a residence near the library.

During the Christmas season, most people don’t have extra cash available. So when several motorists were pulled over last week by Hardin County sheriff’s deputies, their first responses were anxiety and frustration. They didn’t think they weren’t breaking the law, but now there was the prospect of another unexpected bill to pay.

ADA — Beginning in January, Ada Schools Treasurer Christy Beaschler will be starting down a new full-time career path. Beaschler is taking her financial expertise to Ohio Northern University where she will serve as an assistant professor of accounting in the Dicke College of Business Administration.

ADA — The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy has received a grant from Walgreens for $10,000 to promote diversity among student pharmacists and to assist minority students with financial aid.

Joshua K. Reed, 5647 CR 205, Forest – speeding 45 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $15. Ian M. Thompson, 19507 CH 70, Forest – speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25.

Driving into Kenton from the west on Ohio 309 during the Christmas season, it is hard to miss the home of George and Stacy Conaway. The couple’s yard is a massive display of inflated Santa Clauses in helicopters, penguins catching a ride in a balloon or giant teddy bears smiling down across the countryside.

Cars were reported broken into in the 700 and 800 blocks of Park Avenue, and on East Franklin Street. A report was received that an irate customer at Liberty National Bank broke their door.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is requiring the Hardin County Airport to relocate its fuel storage site. The fuel farm is currently within the runway protection zone, David Haushalter, of the airport’s board of trustees. told Hardin County Commissioners on Thursday.