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BLUFFTON, Ohio— Bluffton University has been awarded a $52,300 grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s Mental Health Support Funding Program. The grant will support a part-time, in-person mental health counselor position for a 2-year period. The planning for this position has already begun. The counselor will be responsible for providing in-person services to students such as individual counseling, couples counseling, group counseling, education and prevention, outreach, and consultation. […]

The Hardin County Budget Commission has scheduled a meeting. It will be held on Wednesday February 7. The meeting will start at 1o that morning in the County Auditor’s Office, located on the second floor of the Hardin County Courthouse in downtown Kenton.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson, and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director Stephen D. Dackin today announced details of more than two dozen recommendations issued by the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group to enhance the safety of school bus travel in Ohio. Governor DeWine created the working group in August, following the death of a Northwestern Local School District student […]

Here is the release from the Marion Police Department: On January 28, 2024 at 10:34 a.m., Marion Police responded to 420 E. Center St for a report of an armed robbery at the Marion Smoke Shop. A suspect came into the store, brandished a knife, and threatened the clerk with the knife and demanded cash. The suspect then fled the store. Through their investigation, officers were able to identify the […]

Wyatt Morrison A stolen vehicle from Columbus was recovered in Allen County this past Tuesday. According to a release from the Allen County Sheriff's Office, the American Township Police Department received a complaint about the stolen vehicle, which eventually led them to the residence of 525 South Kemp Road in Elida where the vehicle in question was recovered.  The American Township Police Department requested the assistance of the Allen County […]

There will be three blood drives scheduled around the area during the month of February. The first one is at Hardin Northern High School from 8am until 2pm on Wednesday February 7. On Monday February 19, a blood drive will be held at the Belle Center United Methodist Church from 1 until 7pm. The last for the month is on Wednesday February 21 at OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital from 10am […]

Kindergarten Screening at Hardin Northern for the 2024-2025 school year has been scheduled for Wednesday May 1. It will be between the hours of 8:30am and 3:30pm in the High School Gym. Your child must be 5 years of age on or before August 1 this year to be eligible for the next school year's Kindergarten Class. You must register your child in the office prior to the screening day. […]

If you have a child who will be between 3 and 5 in the next school year, dates have been set for the Midwest Regional Educational Service Center's Preschool Screening. The screenings will help fill the classrooms for the 2024-25 school year. Screenings will be held March 8 for Ada Preschool, March 11 for Ridgemont Preschool, March 12 for Upper Scioto Valley Preschool and March 13 for Hardin Northern Preschool. […]

Ridgemont School is holding a fundraiser on Saturday February 24. Trivia Night will take place on Saturday February 24 at the Ridgemont School located at 560 West Taylor Street in Mt. Victory. Concessions will be open at 5 that evening and trivia starts at 5:30. The cost is $10 per person or $50 for a table of 6. Proceeds benefit the Ridgemont 2024 musical production of The Lightning Thief. That […]