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Election Day 2025: Hardin County Voters Weigh Key Council, School Board Races, and Local Levies

Today is Election Day, with voters across Hardin County deciding on several local council and school board races. Money issues include the levy to support the Kenton Fire and Police Departments and Ridgemont School's .75% income tax levy. Also, voters in Cessna Township will decide the fate of two money issues. One is for the maintaining and operating of the cemeteries and the other is to provide for and maintain fire services, both of which are replacement levies. For Kenton, […]

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Appeals Court Upholds 15-to-Life Sentence for Chadwick Greenawalt in Marion Murder Case

Photo: Ray Grogan Marion County Prosecutor's Office Marion County Prosecutor Ray Grogan on Friday announced that the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals has affirmed Chadwick Allen Greenawalt Sr.'s convictions and sentence of 15 years to life in prison. The 2022 incident that led to the tragic death of Natalie Rudd began when Greenawalt, a guest at the River Bend Campground, disrupted a holiday celebration by popping a decorative balloon arch at the Rudd family campsite. The situation escalated when […]

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Mayor Sharetta T. Smith and Lima Police Department Issue Joint Statement on Officer-Involved Shooting

Photo: City of Lima, OH- Government Joint release from City of Lima and Lima Police Department: LIMA, OHIO – On October 31st, 2025, Lima Police Department (LPD) officers conducted a traffic stop on St. Johns Ave just north of Second St. During the encounter, Emerson Jeffrey produced a handgun and fired upon officers striking an officer. Officers returned fire striking Mr. Jeffrey which neutralized the threat. Officers immediately began life saving measures. Mr. Jeffrey was transported to Lima Memorial Hospital […]

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Hardin Leadership Unveils Rebrand After Year-Long Community Review

Hardin Leadership celebrated a major milestone at its Annual Meeting and Reveal on Thursday, where 25 alumni gathered to preview the organization’s new logo and learn about exciting updates for the upcoming Hardin Leadership 2026 program. The enhanced program will feature several new components designed to strengthen leadership development, including: • Mentorship opportunities to foster growth and guidance • Orientation sessions for participants and their sponsors • Accountability measures to ensure progress and engagement • Sessions hosted at diverse locations […]

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United Way’s 2025 Bourbon Ball Raises Funds to Support Hardin County Agencies

The United Way of Hardin County's recent 2025 Night at the Races Bourbon Ball was a huge success. United Way officials thanked everyone who attended, donated, and sponsored this event.  The United Way serves 13 partner agencies in Hardin County, from food banks to homeless shelters.  Every dollar raised at the event goes back into the community. If you attended, you are invited to share your photos on the United Way of Hardin County's Facebook page. You can also suggest […]

todayOctober 31, 2025 185

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Commissioner Sherman Updates Kenton Rotary on Vancrest Project and Property Tax Reform

Rotarian Brian Watkins asked Hardin County Commissioner Joe Sherman to share updates from the Commissioner’s office. Mr. Sherman update the club with a few of the many items on the minds and desks of the Hardin County Commissioners.  Joe shared that Vancrest has broken ground across the street, on Wildcat Way, from the Kenton City School buildings.   It will be 64-bed nursing and residential care facility with the projected opening in spring of 2027.  Commissioner Sherman also noted that it […]

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Ada Man Arraigned on Multiple Charges Following September 8 Incident

An Ada man was arraigned on multiple charges connected to an incident in Ada on September 8 of this year. Eric L. Spence was indicted on one count each of burglary, grand theft of a firearm, grand theft of a motor vehicle and 10 counts of receiving stolen property. He pleaded not guilty to all charges in Hardin County Common Pleas Court Thursday. Spence was arrested by Ada police officers as they were investigating a report about a suspicious male […]

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Five Arrested in Hancock County Drug Task Force Operation

Photos: Findlay Police Department On 10/28/25 at approx. 1600 hrs. the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force assisted by the FBI Northwest Ohio Safe Streets Task Force and other Government Agencies, the Hancock County Special Response Team (SRT), and the Hancock County’s Strategic Mobile Enforcement Team (SMET) executed three controlled reverse drug deliveries. The US Attorney’s office as wells as the Hancock County Prosecutor were consulted before the deliveries.   These operations stemmed from an FBI investigation where multiple kilograms […]

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Kenton Rotary Welcomes New MLJ Library Youth Services Coordinator Abbey Carl

At Recent Kenton Rotary meeting, past President Russ Blue, welcomed Abbey Carl the new Youth Services coordinator at the Mary Lou Johnson Hardin County District Library.  Since June, Ms. Carl has been at the helm of the Children’s department.  Her main areas of focus are ordering books, working in the collection of current books to be sure they are in good shape and what our community needs.  Another area of focus is programming.  Abbey is in charge of programming for […]

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