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LaRose to Give Commencement Address at Rhodes State

Secretary of State Frank LaRose will give the commencement address to the Rhodes State College Class of 2019. The College will confer 192 degrees at 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 4, at the College’s 49th annual commencement exercise at Lima’s Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center. Frank LaRose took office as Ohio's 51st Secretary of State on January 14, 2019. He served two terms in the State Senate prior to being elected to statewide office. In his role as Ohio’s […]

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Ohio State Patrol Focuses on Motorcycle Safety

COLUMBUS - May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Ohio State Highway Patrol would like to remind motorcyclists to ride trained and sober. As summer approaches, motorists should be aware of an increase in motorcycles on the roadways. In 2018, there were 3,317 traffic crashes involving motorcycles that resulted in 146 deaths and 2,842 injuries. Although total crashes and fatalities decreased as compared to 2017, 77 percent of crashes involving motorcycles resulted in at least one injury or […]

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HN FFA Hosts Annual Elementary Ag Day

Hardin Northern FFA hosted their Annual Elementary Ag Day this past Monday.   Kindergarten-6th grade students at Hardin Northern were able to spend their day on the Crooks Family Farm learning about various agriculture topics, which were presented by the high school FFA members.   Elementary students were able to see and pet rabbits, chickens, horses, goats, sheep, piglets, dogs, and beef cattle.   Also on site were various agriculture machines; tractors, a combine and a crop duster helicopter flown […]

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Wearing Sunglasses Can Help to Prevent Eye Damage

COLUMBUS, OH (May 1, 2019) – Ultraviolet rays pose a danger to more than just your skin. In fact, cumulative UV damage has been linked to the development of macular degeneration, cataract and cancer. It can also cause immediate injury, such as a corneal sunburn (photokeratitis) that occurs from extended exposure to rays reflected off water, snow or concrete. Prevent Blindness has declared May as Ultraviolet (UV) Awareness Month to help educate the public on the dangers of UV exposure […]

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OHSAA Announces GameChanger as Official Baseball and Softball Scorekeeping and Pitch Count App

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is proud to announce a sponsorship agreement with GameChanger by Dick’s Sporting Goods, the leading digital scorekeeping and management app for baseball and softball. Available at no charge to member schools, GameChanger will make it easy for coaches to monitor and protect their pitchers' health with custom pitch-count alerts and inning-by-inning pitch-count recaps. When using GameChanger, coaches will also have access to over 150 statistics, instant spray charts, and a […]

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Four Injured in Head-On Crash on SR 31 in Union County

A 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe was southbound on 31 and went left of center where it collided head on with a northbound semi.   The driver of the Santa Fe had to be freed from the vehicle and was taken by MedFlight to Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Three passengers were transferred from Memorial Hospital to Grant and Nationwide Children's Hospital. The driver of the semi was not injured.   Drugs and alcohol are not considered to be factors in […]

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MADD Recognizes Two Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputies

Two Hardin County Sheriff's deputies were recognized Tuesday night at the 2019 MADD Top Cop Banquet.   Deputies Mason Treen and Chris Fannon were given awards presented by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.   The awards banquet is sponsored annually by the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Allen-Hardin-Putnam Community Action Team and awards are presented to officers representing agencies from throughout the region for their effectiveness in making drunk driving arrests.   Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart also attended the banquet […]

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Kenton Man Facing Cruelty to Animals, Domestic Violence Charges

A Kenton man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after Kenton police were called to investigate a report of animal cruelty.   According to the report, officers arrived at the residence in the 200 block of West Letson, where they were told by a woman that her husband had killed a family dog and injured another one.   The woman also said that he allegedly threatened her.   Upon further investigation, 23 year old Scott Fulmer was arrested and is facing charges […]

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Vandalism Reported to KPD Tuesday Night

A vandalism was reported Tuesday night that occurred at a residence on Railroad Street.   According to the Kenton Police Department report, an officer was dispatched to the 100 block of Railroad where he found the glass from a French style door had been destroyed.   A brick was found at the scene.   The incident is under investigation.

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