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Ohio National Guard security force assistance battalion to case unit colors ahead of inactivation

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The 5th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Regiment, located in Columbus, will conduct a casing of the colors ceremony at 1 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, 401 N. Yearling Ave., Building 2, Columbus OH 43213.The ceremony is a traditional military event where a unit’s organizational colors are lowered, rolled and placed into a protective sheath. The ceremony precedes the battalion’s official removal from the Ohio Army National Guard’s force structure, […]

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Alger Man Receives Prison Sentence in Involuntary Manslaughter Case

An Alger man was sentenced by Judge Steve Christopher on one count of involuntary manslaughter in Hardin County Common Pleas Court Wednesday. According to Court documents, 28-year-old Logan Olivieri was sentenced to a minimum of five and half years to a maximum of seven and half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to the charge in August, and one count of corrupting another with drugs and one count of trafficking in a Fentanyl-related compound from the April indictment were dropped. […]

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Two McGuffey Teens Seriously Injured in Logan County Crash

Two McGuffey teenagers were seriously injured in a crash that occurred at around 2:50 Thursday afternoon on U.S. 68 north of Bellefontaine in Logan County. According to the report from the Logan County Sheriff's Office, 17-year-old Micah Miller attempted to pass a vehicle while driving north on 68. His pickup truck struck a southbound sport utility vehicle being operated by 16-year-old McKenzie Forsythe, of Rushsylvania. Miller and a passenger, 16-year-old Mya Miller, were both flown to OSU Medical Center in […]

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Hardin County Communities Announce Trick-or-Treat Dates and Times

Trick or Treat time around Hardin County is only a couple of weeks away. The village of McGuffey will kick things off on Tuesday, October 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Observing trick or treat on Thursday, October 29 are Ada from 5:30 to 7:30, Dunkirk from 5:00 until 6:30, Forest from 6:00 until 7:30, and Ridgeway from 6:00 until 7:30 pm. It will be held on Saturday, October 31 in Alger from 5:00 until 7:00, Mt. Victory from 4:00 […]

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Brock Crace Named First Winner of Hardin Community School Inspiration Contest

Hardin County Sheriff's Office The Hardin County Sheriff's Office announced that Brock Crace was the very first winner of the new inspiration contest at the Hardin Community School. Every couple of weeks, Deputy Donnie Deckling will have a custom canvas picture made featuring an inspirational quote and a life lesson. The challenge for the students is to write down, in their own words, exactly what that lesson means to them and how it applies to their lives. Along with two […]

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City of Kenton and Kenton City Schools Partner to Make Walking and Biking to School Safer

KENTON, Ohio — The City of Kenton and Kenton City Schools have joined forces to develop a School Travel Plan and pursue funding through the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. The goal is simple: make it safer and easier for Kenton students to walk and bike to school. The partnership comes at an important time for the district. With the opening of the new Kenton Middle and High School building last December, all Kenton […]

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Wilson Workers in Ada Picket Over Wages and Benefits Ahead of Contract Expiration

Photo courtesy of Workers United Local 1385 Photo courtesy of Workers United Local 1385 Workers at Wilson Sporting Goods in Ada are conducting informational picketing as they push for better wages and benefits. The workers have been picketing this week during their lunch breaks, with half of them going from 11:00 until 11:30 am and the other half from 11:30 until noon. The plant's Union President Derek Gibson said the current contract expires this Friday, October 16. Photo courtesy of […]

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Mary Rutan Health Laboratory Earns Accreditation from College of American Pathologists

Photo: Courtesy of Mary Rutan Health Mary Rutan Health’s Laboratory has been awarded accreditation by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Accreditation Committee following a recent comprehensive on-site inspection. CAP accreditation is recognized worldwide as a mark of laboratory quality and is based on rigorous standards designed to help laboratories maintain the highest levels of accuracy, safety and performance. During the accreditation process, CAP inspectors examine a laboratory’s records and quality-control procedures as well as staff qualifications, equipment, facilities, safety […]

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Bluffton University Receives Grant for Conservation of “The Trumpet Player” 

BLUFFTON, Ohio— Bluffton University has been recommended for funding through the State Library of Ohio’s LSTA Conservation and Preservation Grant program to support conservation work on “The Trumpet Player,” a sculpture by artist John Peter Klassen.  The $4,999 grant will provide funding for professional conservation of the sculpture, helping preserve the work for future generations of Bluffton students, employees, alumni and visitors.  “This grant is an exciting opportunity to care for an important piece of Bluffton’s artistic heritage,” said Carrie […]

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