Kenton was named a 2014 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management.

Friday An officer responded to a theft of services call behind Family Dollar on South Detroit Street.

To most people in the United States, polio is a disease that lives only in history books. Keeping polio a beast in our past is the goal of the International Rotary Club and a personal passion for Harry Hooyenga, a member of the Kenton Rotary Club.

Setting out to meet people in her new community, Linda Martell joined Keep Hardin County Beautiful. Six years later, she’s now the group’s program manager.

The 2015 Hardin County Pork Industry Queen is Sarah Thomas (left), daughter of Brian and Becky Thomas.

The Hardin County Pork Producers awarded six scholarships of $500 each to college-bound students during their annual banquet Saturday night.

Thirty-six sophomores from the 21st offering of Hardin Youth Leadership will be graduating from this year's program on Wednesday, March 25 at the Ohio Northern University, McIntosh Center.

Twenty-seven students were tapped Friday, March 13 to become members of Kenton High School’s Simon Kenton Chapter of the National Honor Society.

DUNKIRK — Bingo will be played at the Hardin Northern Community Center Thursday, March 19 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

FOREST — The Forest-Jackson Public Library will be having “Cut the Craft Thursday” at 1 and 7 p.m. (same program) Thursday, March 26.