The United Way of Hardin County is looking for volunteers, projects, financial support and supplies for this summer's Days of Caring. Days of Caring is a yearly event that celebrates the coming together of volunteers to make an impact on their community. This year, the dates are June 10th and 11th. They hope to coordinate an army of volunteers to work on projects in each community in the county. Last […]
The month of April is Distracted Driver Awareness Month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that over 400,000 people are injured per year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that over 3,100 people were killed in distracted driving related crashes for 2019. Those numbers were reduced for 2020 and 2021 due to the Pandemic, but the numbers are back on the rise. The most obvious form of […]
The Wyandot County Chamber of Commerce is inviting Wyandot County students to show off their artistic talent. The Chamber is accepting artwork that reflects the month assigned to each grade. The assigned months and more information can be found on the Wyandot County Chamber of Commerce Facebook page. Entries can be dropped off at the Chamber's office in Upper Sandusky, or they can be left at the student's school office […]
The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance continues to support the Buy Local campaign. The campaign is designed to encourage residents to support Hardin County businesses. When you buy local, the money stays in the county. The tax money collected supports schools and neighborhoods, roads and infrastructure and police and fire departments. The money also keeps everyone working. Residents are encouraged to shop local and keep the economy growing.
National Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week started today and runs through this Friday, April 8. This is a weeklong virtual campaign that is sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s National Alliance. It is being held in conjunction with the National Grain and Feed Association, Grain Elevator & Processing Society, and Grain Handling Safety Coalition. There are 15-20 recorded grain bin incidents every year, and 60% of those […]
A competency hearing was held this morning in Hardin County Common Pleas Court for a man facing multiple charges connected to the kidnapping of a 7 year old Kenton girl. The attorney for Charles Castle entered not guilty by reason of insanity on behalf of her client, and an evaluation was conducted in late January. The report was completed and sent to the Court in early March, and it showed […]
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released the identities of the three suspects arrested following an incident that killed a Bluffton Police Department officer. The names, ages, and locations where the suspects are incarcerated are as follows: Emin Johnson .Emin Johnson, 20, incarcerated at the Hancock County Justice Center Zachary Love .Zachary Love, 21, incarcerated at the Hancock County Justice Center .Dante Tate, 19, (photo not available) incarcerated at the […]
Three people were sentenced recently in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to documents from Prosecutor Brad Bailey's Office: .Jeremy M. Lewis was sentenced to a total of 58 months in prison on one count each of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle with a firearms forfeiture specification, aggravated possession of drugs and theft with a forfeiture specification. The following two individuals were each placed on five years community […]
Research has led to a number of breakthroughs when it comes to Alzheimer's Disease. Julia Faulkner Pechlivanos, Executive Director of Alzheimer's Association of Northwest Ohio told WKTN that includes an easy diagnosis for the disease, “There is a blood biomarker test for alzheimer’s disease that’s been developed, and we’re really hoping that in the next two years or so, we will be able to definitively diagnose alzheimer’s disease with a […]