Director of Ohio EPA to speak at ONU ADA — Craig Butler, director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will discuss the agency’s role in protecting the public and the environment in Ohio Northern University’s Dicke Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read More
One precinct location change for election Precincts and locations have been set for Tuesday’s general election. The only change is that voters in the Mount Victory, Ridgeway and Hale Township precinct now vote at the Mount Victory Community Building. Read More
Election for directors of Agricultural Society set The Hardin County Agricultural Society will hold its annual election for directors on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 3 to 7 p.m. in the fair office at the Hardin County Fairgrounds. Members of the Agricultural Society who reside in the townships open for election may vote on the director representing their township. Read More
Principals urge ‘no’ on Issue 3 Dear citizens of Hardin County, We oppose state Issue 3, which if passed, would legalize marijuana in the state of Ohio. Read More
Three candidates seek to be Kenton leader Kenton Mayor Randy Manns is seeking another four years in office in Tuesday’s general election. Although his name is the only one listed for the race on the ballot, he has two write-in challengers. Both John Alexander and Joe Hord are hoping voters will write-in their names on the ballot for the mayor’s race in hopes of unseating the incumbent. Read More
Author places scene of the crime in Kenton A family is murdered in Kenton and an innocent man is executed for the crime. No, it’s not a local legend; it’s fiction and the plot for a new book written by a woman with family ties to Hardin County. Read More
Cooking for 800 Helping Hands Director Deanna Wages (left) and Mary Ann Prater prepare some of the fall decorations for the organization’s 20th annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Read More
Morrisons to be featured on ’60 Minutes’ A Kenton mother and daughter will be featured on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday at 7 p.m. Tracy Morrison said today she and her daughter, Jenna, were interviewed for the segment when producers visited Ohio in August to discuss the heroin crisis in the state. Read More
Kenton man gets another six years A Kenton man was found guilty of charges in a recent jury trial in the Hardin County Common Pleas Court and was sent to prison for nearly six years. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Daniel Ray Wright, also known as Danny Ray Wisecup, was convicted of one charge of complicity to burglary... Read More