MOUNT VICTORY — Ridgemont students are learning about new ways to grow food through a different teaching strategy. Ag instructor Stephanie Jolliff and science teacher Zach Balch are co-teaching the unit on food deserts. They, along with students Alexis Elliott, Priscilla Howland and Lexi Lingrel, talked about the experience at Thursday’s school board meeting.

Two incumbent Hardin County Commissioners will face challenges to keep their seats in 2016. Ed Elliott will face fellow Republican Robert Carder in the March 15 primary. No Democrat returned petitions to appear on the ballot for the Jan. 3 seat.

The 2016 Conservation Tillage Club breakfast program series will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at the Plaza Inn in Mount Victory. Each session will begin at 7:30 a.m. with complimentary buffet breakfast followed by the program at 8 a.m.

Eight years ago, John Hohn was dropping off some documents at the Hardin County Educational Service Center office when Superintendent Ron Morrison called him aside and asked him if he was interested in a job outside of education. Hohn, who had retired as an administrator/teacher/coach, was working in sales at the time...

DOLA — Three of Hardin Northern’s senior class representatives visited with the board Wednesday night to give a report on their quarterly events that have helped to raise funds for local organizations.

LIMA — Superstar vocal group Rascal Flatts, will bring its world-class singing talents to Lima on Aug. 27, 2016 when it headlines the Allen County Fair. Since their inception, the trio has helped change the face of popular music. Its trademark sound has made the band the standard bearers of cutting-edge country music.

LIMA — With an array of the world's greatest acrobatics, contortionists, aerial artists, jugglers and entertainers, Cirque D'Or has entertained fans around the world for ten years.