‘Mary Poppins’ to be staged at Marion Palace Theatre MARION — The Marion Palace Theatre kicks off its 2015-16 season with a musical production based on a popular Disney movie, “Mary Poppins.” The show will be presented five times July 11-19 on the Marion Palace Theatre stage. Read More
Wins chairs Veronica Burgbach won the OSU chairs raffled off by the Cancer Cops Relay for Life Team. With her is team member Wava Howard who sold the winning ticket. Read More
No truck tug The Bumper to Bumper truck tug event planned for the 4th of July at the Hardin County Fairgrounds has been canceled. Read More
Police reports: July 2, 2015 Hardin County dispatch reported a 9-1-1 call for a domestic disturbance at 980 Meadow Lane Apt. 45. April L. Reid, 531 S. Wayne St., reported finding several items missing from her daughter’s unsecured vehicle. Read More
Ada-Liberty EMS ‘high-quality’ care of heart attack patients earns award ADA — The Ada-Liberty EMS was recently awarded the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline 2015 EMS Bronze Performance Achievement Award. The EMS was recognized by the AHA for its focus on “not just ‘high-functioning’ but also ‘high-quality’ STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, or severe heart attack) systems of care.” Read More
Forest man pleads guilty to charge from Kirby bar fight UPPER SANDUSKY — A Forest man pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted felonious assault in Wyandot County Common Pleas Court while admitting to getting into a bar fight in Kirby with his alleged victim. Read More
Kenton man sent to prison for abduction and assault A Kenton man received prison time earlier this week after pleading guilty to one count of abduction and one count of assault in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. Nichols J. Griffith was sentenced to 18 months in prison on the abduction charge and 180 days of local incarceration on the assault charge by Judge Scott N. Barrett. Read More
Times will publish morning edition Friday The Kenton Times will publish a morning edition Friday in advance of the Independence Day holiday on Saturday. The newspaper staff will finish putting the paper together tonight for the early publication time. Read More
Midwest Regional ESC hires two administrators BELLEFONTAINE — The Midwest Regional Educational Service Center, which provides educational services to schools in Hardin, Logan and Shelby counties, hired two administrators at its June 25 board meeting. Dave Shellhaas was hired to be the Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Read More
1,253 from Hardin Co. sign marijuana petition ResponsibleOhio, a group behind a petition effort to legalize marijuana use in Ohio, reports obtaining 1,253 signatures from Hardin County in its effort to qualify for the November ballot. On Tuesday the group delivered 695,273 petition signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office. Read More