Nominations Open for 2025 Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance Annual Awards

Nominations Open for 2025 Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance Annual Awards

Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance Annual Awards, which recognize the outstanding businesses, organizations, and individuals who make the community thrive. Award categories include Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Community Service Award, Nonprofit of the Year, Citizen of the Year and RE Allen Lifetime Achievement Award. To submit your nomination online, please click here. The deadline is Monday, March 9 at 4pm. Awards will be presented at the Awards […]

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Kenton-Ohio Hi-Point FFA Chapter Holding Strawberry Sale

Kenton-OHP FFA Chapter Kenton-Ohio Hi-Point FFA Chapter is having a strawberry sale. Orders are due by February 6. A full flat is $25, and a half flat is $16. You can see any Kenton-Ohio Hi-Point FFA Chapter to place an order or send them a message on their Facebook for more information. The strawberries will be delivered between February 23 and 27.

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Hardin County District Library to Host Better Together Arts Event on Saturday

Mary Lou Johnson - Hardin County District Library The Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin County District Library will hold its monthly Better Together Arts family event this Saturday, January 17. You will be able to make your own keychains at the event which will start at 2:00 Saturday afternoon in the community room. Interested attendees can visit the library at 325 East Columbus Street or call them at 419-673-2278 to register.

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Bluffton University MLK Day Forum to Explore Music, Faith and the Civil Rights Movement

BLUFFTON, Ohio — Jonathon Blake Turner, director of choral activities at Bluffton University, will present the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Forum, “Justice in the Key of Faith: The Sound of the Sanctuary and the Streets,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Yoder Recital Hall. In this lecture-demonstration, Turner will explore how the Black Church shaped the sound and soul of the Civil Rights Movement. Weaving together history, theology and live music, he will demonstrate how spirituals, gospel music and freedom songs transformed faith into collective action. […]

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Hardin County Chamber to Host Community Coffee February 3

The next Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance Community Coffee will be held Tuesday February 3. All are welcome to attend the event that will start at 8am in the Alliance's Conference Room at 225 South Detroit Street in Kenton The guest speaker will be Alger Village Administrator Paul Osborne, who will talk about the Ray Brown Memorial Park. Attendees can ask questions and network while learning more about the Alliance and receive community updates. For more information and to […]

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Ridgemont Schools BOE to Hold 2026 Organizational Meeting Tonight

Ridgemont Local Schools Board of Education will hold its 2026 Organizational Board meeting this evening. The meeting will start at 5:30 Room 304, which is the Math Room. The regular January board meeting will start immediately following the organizational meeting. The school is located at 560 West Taylor Street in Mt. Victory.

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Obituary for Janet S. Hill

Janet S. HillSeptember 17, 1944 - January 12, 2026 Janet S. Hill age 81 of Nevada, died at her residence on Jan. 12, 2026. She was born Sept. 17, 1944 to the late John and Hazel (Toombs) Conn. On Nov. 17, 1961 she married Robert F. Hill, he preceded her in death on July 19, 2022. Surviving are her children Tammie (Gerald) Gerstenberger, Nevada, Robert F. Hill Jr., Oceola, James A Hill, Sycamore, 7 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. She […]

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Obituary for Beverly Lynn (Plummer) McKinley

Beverly Lynn (Plummer) McKinley 63of Mt. Victory Beverly Lynn (Plummer) McKinley passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. She was born on July 16, 1962, in Franklin, Ohio to the late Kenneth and Clair (Farmer) Plummer. She married Eric L. McKinley on April 11, 2000, and he survives in Mt. Victory. Also surviving are 1 son, Kenneth Haycook, 2 daughters; Heather Childress and Kelsey McKinley, stepson, Cameron McKinley, 4 grandchildren; Tristan Griesheimer, Brooke […]

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Ohio Marks 25 Years of Student Driver Signs and Safer Teen Driving

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), a division of The Ohio Department of Public Safety which oversees driver training, recently marked the 25th anniversary of the student driver sign. This simple yet powerful tool has helped make Ohio roads safer for teens and families. This milestone honors the vision and determination of Jonna Saul-Anderson, a mother from Hilliard, Ohio, whose advocacy led to a state law change in 2004 allowing student driver signs to be displayed in vehicle […]

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