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The Kenton Lions Club: Ohio's Biggest Small Town Christmas Parade is only three weeks from tomorrow. The parade, along with the Historic Courthouse District Window Wonderland unveiling and lighting of the Hardin County Courthouse will take Tuesday November 21. It will start at 6:30 that evening. If you plan to participate in the parade, register now by following a link on the Kenton Historic Courthouse District Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KentonHistoricCourthouseDistrict

The Blue Knights Ohio V motorcycle club late last week presented a plaque to the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office in remembrance of Deputy Daniel Kin who was honored at the annual charity ride this past year.  The Blue Knights Ohio V club is made up of law enforcement officers that honor fallen officers in Ohio.  In addition, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost presented an Ohio Peace Officers's Memorial Plaque in […]

The Riverdale Local School District's Open House to celebrate the paying off of the K-12 building is this evening. The building will be paid off on December 1. The Open House to celebrate the milestone will be held in the school's cafeteria from 6 until 8pm this evening. School memorabilia, student art and works will be on display during the event. Refreshments will be served and there will be door […]

The Village of Forest released some information about its leaf collection program. It typically runs from October through early December, and each year notices of the specific start and end dates for the program are provided in advance.  The program consists of five rounds through the village by collection crews.  Residents are advised to refrain from placing leaves at the curb until approximately one week before the start of the […]

A crash in the 20,000 block of County Road 144 late Thursday afternoon claimed the lives of four Marion County residents. According to a release from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office, a minivan being operated at a high rate of speed by Daren Friend, went left of center and struck head on an eastbound car being driven by Joyce Mitchell. Mitchell, a passenger in her car, Henry Mitchell, Friend and […]

A woman was sentenced Thursday morning in Hardin County Common Pleas Court on one count of endangering children. Alysa Manns, who pleaded guilty to the charge last month, was sentenced to 30 months in prison.  She was indicted on three counts of endangering children in November of 2022 and was arrested in February of this year. Her child was removed from her home in November of 2022 after abuse allegations […]

KENTON, OH- Hope for Everhart received a $1,000 donation from the Ada Farmers & Merchants Picnic to benefit Keith Everhart’s medical expenses. “None of this would have happened without our great F&M Committee, all of our sponsors and the volunteers that put their time and energy into bringing the picnic back to what it used to be,” said Matthew Henicle, Vice President, F & M Picnic. “We are very blessed […]

Hardin Leadership is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the program. In addition to recognizing the 25 participants in the Class of 23 at the November ceremony, Kathy Oliver, Chairperson of HL 2023, said that the steering committee came up with 22 graduates from the program who will be recognized as outstanding leaders, “We are in the process of contacting those people, getting a line or two about Hardin Leadership and […]

The final Halloween parades and Trick or Treat times for the season will be observed in several areas around the region tomorrow. The Hardin County Optimist Club's Halloween parade in Kenton is Saturday. Line up is at the Mary Lou Johnson Library parking lot. The Costume contest will begin at 2pm with awards for scariest, best, most original and best group.    The parade heads down Columbus Street and goes around […]