United Way sets $215,000 goal, asks people to give a little more 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. Read More
Improvements to sewer system paying off for Ridgeway council 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. Read More
Plants offered at festival on Saturday 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. Read More
Civic agenda: September 16, 2015 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 Hardin Northern Board of Education – 7 p.m., computer lab Read More
Don’t forget about POW/MIA veterans To the editor: I am writing to let people know that Sept. 18 is POW/MIA Day. We need to remember all the prisoners of war and missing in action veterans. Read More
IP workers credited for Kenton expansion Company executives and politicians were on hand to open the expansion of International Paper’s Kenton facility Monday morning, but it was the 650 employees who were in the spotlight. The company announced 19 months ago it would double the size of its Kenton facility and create 125-plus jobs for the Kenton area. Read More
Doors open A large crowd of visitors toured the new Ridgemont preK-12 facility Monday evening. The school opened for classes today. Read More
Council hears about downtown plans, truck re-routing Discussions to redo Kenton’s downtown and get trucks through it without turning are moving forward. Kenton City Council President Joel Althauser reported on the “interrelated” projects at Monday’s council session. Both were discussed at a recent Kenton Downtown Revitalization Committee meeting. Read More
Rough year for city pool; repairs for 2016 discussed It was a rough summer for the Kenton swimming pool. Recreation Director Emma Bushong, in her year-end report, noted how the opening of the pool was delayed due to leaks. Then there was a rainy June that continued into the first week of July. Read More
Sprague visits center State Rep. Robert Sprague visited Kenton Dialysis in order to have a better understanding of how patients on dialysis with end stage kidney disease manage their care. Read More