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 […]
WASHINGTON, DC – At the conclusion of National Agriculture Month, U.S. Representatives Bob Latta (OH-05), Tracey Mann (KS-01), Jason Smith (MO-08) led more than 70 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing the important role of the stepped-up basis in preserving family-owned farms, ranches, and small businesses. A long-standing provision in the tax code, the stepped-up basis prevents heirs from paying capital gains taxes on inherited assets such […]
The Kenton Tree Commission is giving away free tree seedlings for residents inside the City of Kenton. The giveaway is part of the commission's Arbor Day Celebration. If interested, call the Kenton City Building by April 15. The number is 419-674-4850 and press 3.
In honor of the life and legacy of Bluffton Police Officer Dominic Francis, Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that flags of the United States and the State of Ohio be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Allen and Hancock counties, the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center, and the Rhodes State Office Tower. Early this morning, Officer Francis was attempting to deploy stop sticks on I-75 […]