The history of Hardin County has been a subject Tim Striker is fascinated with, and it has been a great influence on his life. Striker is not originally from Hardin County.

The Hardin Memorial Hospital will hold a Diabetes Support Group meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in the McCullough Conference Room at the hospital. The meeting is free of charge and open to the public.

MONDAY, OCT. 19 Kenton Board of Education – 7 p.m., board of education office

In the early days of the 20th century, the happening place to be in Hardin County was Lake Idlewild. In its heyday the resort, just north of Kenton, was the meeting place for families, sports fans and fishermen throughout the state.

A possible domestic violence incident was reported in the 400 block of King Street. A report was received of a juvenile in custody who had escaped from LifeWorks.

Sheep is a major part of the diets of residents of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and a group of local sheep producers just returned from a tour of those countries to gain a better insight of their methods. Steve and Madelyn Lowery, Nancy Wilcox, Dave Burkhart and Ohio Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator Mark Badertscher took part in the tour sponsored by the OSU Extension Office and the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association.

BELLEFONTAINE — Benjamin Logan Schools hosted “Using STEM to Bloom” for 45 girls in grades 3-5 on Wednesday, Oct. 14. STEM is an acronym for Science, Engineering, Technology and Math. The aim of "Using STEM to Bloom" is to help girls realize their aptitude, excitement, and abilities within these fields.

Mary Ellen Withrow, the first person to have held the post of treasurer at all three levels of government - local, state and national will be the featured speaker at the Hardin County Democrats Fall Luncheon and Rally on Saturday, Oct. 24 at noon at Walnut Grove United Methodist Church.

Five Hardin County people joined an OSU Extension and Ohio Sheep Improvement Association International Sheep Tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Local sheep producers Dave Burkhart, Nancy Wilcox, Steve Lowery, Madelyn Lowery, and OSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator Mark Badertscher joined a group of 23 sheep producers, sheep industry personnel, and OSU Extension Educators on a two-week trip to Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland

Due to the ban on poultry exhibits in Ohio, all 4-H and FFA poultry exhibitors across the state, including Hardin County, were unable to bring their poultry project birds to the county fairs. The Hardin County Fair Board stepped up and provided a generous poultry program at this year’s fair, including extensive poster display and contest, full showmanship show with fair board-purchased fake birds and full junior fair livestock sale participation to all with market poultry projects.