Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel to serve as Ohio Hi-Point’s 2026 Convocation speaker

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel to serve as Ohio Hi-Point’s 2026 Convocation speaker

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio – The Ohio Hi-Point Career Center has announced that Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel will serve as the keynote speaker for its Class of 2026 Convocation Ceremony. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at Bellefontaine High School. Tressel, who has served as Ohio’s lieutenant governor since February 2025, is widely recognized for his leadership in education and workforce development. He previously served as president of Youngstown State University, where he oversaw […]

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Hardin County Law Enforcement Memorial Unveiling Ceremony Set for Sunday in Kenton

Photo: Scott Holbrook The Hardin County Law Enforcement Memorial Unveiling Ceremony will be held this Sunday, May 10. It will start at 3:00 p.m. at 1025 South Main Street in Kenton. This is Upper Scioto Valley student Jadon Holbrook’s Eagle Scout Project that began several years ago during a visit to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. After seeing the names of our fallen Hardin County heroes on that wall, Holbrook asked where their monument was Hardin […]

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Community Invited to Attend 2026 Hancock Fallen Officers Memorial Service

FINDLAY, OHIO — The community is invited to join local law enforcement agencies, families of the fallen, retirees, and community leaders for the 2026 Hancock Fallen Officers Memorial Service on Monday, May 11, at 6 p.m. at the Hancock Fallen Officers Memorial outside the Fort Findlay FOP Lodge #20, 1769 S. Romick Parkway in Findlay.Held during National Police Week, the annual memorial service honors the lives and sacrifices of Hancock County law enforcement officers who gave their lives in service […]

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Marion Teen Pleads Guilty in Drive-By Shooting Case

Tanner Harden plead guilty this week for his role in a violent drive-by shooting case that placed four Marion residents and two Marion Police Officers in immediate and grave danger. According to a release, on September 22, 2025, officers with the Marion Police Department responded to the 100 block of North Grand Avenue in Marion. While officers Hannah Greer and Bryon Doubikin were speaking with four citizens on the front porch of a family home, someone fired a gun toward […]

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Alger Man Faces Charges in 2023 Death of Todd A. Risner

An Alger man was arrested this past Tuesday on charges handed down from a Grand Jury last month. According to documents filed in Hardin County Common Pleas Court, Logan M. Olivieri was indicted in April on charges of involuntary manslaughter, corrupting another with drugs and trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound. OLIVIERI, LOGAN MATTHEWPhoto: Hardin County Sheriff's Office Inmate Roster The charges are in connection to the November 2023 death of Todd A. Risner. Olivieri is being held in the Multi County […]

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Kenton Students Perform in BGSU Middle School Honor Band

Kenton City Schools Music Department Six students from Kenton City Schools participated in the Bowling Green State University Middle School Honor Band on Monday. The event brought together approximately 290 middle school students from more than 50 schools across Ohio and Michigan, along with school and university students, faculty, and staff supporting the program. Kenton City Schools Music Department Kenton students selected for this year’s Honor Band include: Londyn Crum - Alto Saxophone Annabel Davis - French Horn Keegan Gallant […]

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Lima Woman Stabbed, Suspect Arrested After Early Tuesday Incident

A Lima woman was stabbed, and a suspect was arrested after an incident in Lima early Tuesday morning. According to a release, officers were dispatched to an altercation that occurred in the 200 Block of Soth Collett Street in Lima. When officers arrived on scene, they located a female suffering from a non-life-threatening stab wound. She was transported to a local hospital where she was treated for her injuries. The suspect was located in a nearby apartment and taken into […]

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Kasler and Schwemer Easily Win Republican Primary Races; Flowers Runs Unopposed on Democratic Ballot; Riverdale School Renewal Levy Decided

Races are set for this Fall after Tuesday’s Primary Election. On the Republican ballot for Hardin County Commissioner, Michael Kasler won in a landslide. He picked up 1442 votes. The next top vote getter was Paul Osborne with 658 votes, third was Michelle Laubis with 590 and Bob Carder got 303 votes. Kasler expressed his appreciation for voters on Tuesday and said he is looking forward to November, "Yes it was a very good campaign, and the citizens of Hardin […]

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ONU Resumes Normal Operations After Tuesday’s Bomb Threat

There were some anxious moments on the campus of Ohio Northern University in Ada Tuesday. At around 2:25 Tuesday afternoon, a bomb threat was received and the campus was evacuated, and students were sheltered at Ada High School. ONU Public Safety, the Ada Police Department, Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, Kenton Police, Forest Police, Perry Township Police, and the West Central Regional Bomb Squad responded and assisted in a search of campus buildings. By 3:45pm, King-Horn was cleared. Around 20 minutes […]

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