Fall harvest time is upon us. It is one of the busiest and most dangerous seasons of the year for the agricultural industry. Both farmers and other drivers need to pay extra attention on the roads. Public roads are oftentimes the only way farmers can get machinery from field to field, and the combination of a slow moving vehicle and faster vehicles can be deadly. Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart […]
The Ohio Department of Transportation opened a single-lane, modern roundabout at the state Route 47 and state Route 235 intersection in Logan County this week. The new design improves safety and transportation in that area. The intersection has experienced a higher than average number of crashes. Research shows that roundabouts reduce the number of severe injury or “T-bone” crashes. The installation of a roundabout at this location will improve safety […]
Written by: Cadence Coy On Tuesday, September 20, the Hardin Northern urban and rural soils teams dug deep to become the top teams at the Hardin County Soils Invite. Hardin Northern hosted the soils contest, with three other schools attending at the event. There were three pits that each team judged. They looked at different factors such as slope, drainage, soil texture, type of soil, etc. Top: Hardin Northern Rural […]
Kenton Elementary School students visited Althauser's Pumpkin Patch in Kenton this week. The students learned about apples, bees, and the pumpkin life cycle. Students had the opportunity to press and taste their own apple cider, taste local honey, and pick pumpkins.
The Holiday Season in the Kenton Historic Courthouse District kicks off in just eight weeks. The Kenton Lions Club Christmas Parade will start at 6:30pm on Tuesday November 22. It is billed as Ohio’s Biggest Small Town Christmas Parade, and features over 40 Christmas and holiday floats lining the streets of Downtown Kenton. Entertainment for the evening will include the Amazing Giants, a train ride for children, SANTA and more. […]
A fatal accident occurred this past Tuesday in Union County. According to a release from the Union County Sheriff's Office, a pickup truck and semi collided on State Route 31, just north of State Route 347. The driver of the pickup, identified as 60 year old Michael Wright, of Ashland, Ohio, was flown to OSU Medical Center in Columbus where he passed away Tuesday night. The driver of the semi, […]
Johnathan Shrader An Alger man was arraigned on a 30 count indictment this week in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. Johnathan Shrader is facing 15 counts of rape, 5 counts of sexual battery and 10 counts of gross sexual imposition. At his arraignment, Shrader was found indigent and Edwin Bibler was appointed to represent him. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and Judge Scott Barrett set bond at $200,000 […]
The Auditor of State’s Office-Special Investigations Unit is conducting an investigation into potential irregularities regarding the payment for headstone footers or foundations at Fairview Cemetery located in Quincy in Logan County. The Unit is specifically interested in hearing from people who paid for headstone footers or foundations, including individuals who prepaid for arrangements, as well as next of kin who purchased footers or foundations on behalf of a loved one […]
COLUMBUS - The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on criminal patrol and marijuana interdiction and eradication. During the project, a total of 36,720 grams of marijuana was seized and 37 felony marijuana arrests were made. In Ohio, 1,530 grams of marijuana was seized and two felony marijuana arrests were made. The project ran from 12:01 a.m. on September 15 through […]