The Alger Public Library is participating in a program called 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. As the name suggests, the goal of the program is to promote early childhood literacy. Children should read 1000 books or have 1000 books read to them before kindergarten. They will earn small prizes along the way. Contact the Alger Public Library at 419-757-7755 for more information.
Ridgemont Homecoming activities are taking place this week. A Band pregame, Pep Rally and Powder Puff Game will start at 7 this Wednesday at the football stadium. The Crowning Ceremony starts at 6:15 this Friday evening. The Homecoming football game with Ridgemont hosting Crestline kicks off at 7 Friday night. On Saturday September 16, the Homecoming Dance for grades 7 through 12 will be in the Mt. Victory Commons. Music […]
Bluffton University will host a reception for artists Sue Hershberger Yoder and John Yoder from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, September 17, in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Sauder Visual Arts Center. The artists will share about their work and answer questions at 1:30 that afternoon. The event will celebrate their exhibit that is currently on display through September 17. It is open to the public in the Sauder Visual Arts […]
Kenton City Council will be meeting this evening. On first reading is a resolution authorizing the Mayor and/or Safety Service Director to apply for, accept and enter into a loan agreement with Community First Bank. Also on first reading is an ordinance providing for additional appropriations for the rest of the year. On second reading is an ordinance amending codified ordinance sections relating to the Downtown Historic Courthouse District. On […]
The 2023 Hardin County Fair wrapped up Sunday, but fair season continues around our region today. The official opening ceremony of the 172 Wyandot County Fair is at 8 this morning. The Junior Fair King and Queen Pageant is at 5:30 this evening in the Masters' Building. A parade starts at 6:30. The County High School Band Show starts at 7:30 this evening in the Grandstand. The fair runs through […]
Aaron P. Hilt NORTH BALTIMORE – The Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred Thursday Sept. 7, at 9:15 p.m. on southbound Interstate 75 near Eagleville Road in Wood County. The preliminary investigation showed a Dodge Ram pick-up truck, operated by Aaron P. Hilt, 32, North Baltimore, was driving southbound on I-75 when it struck the rear of an Arlington […]
It is Day number 4 of the 2023 Hardin County Fair. Today, Senior Citizens with proof of age 60 and over are admitted free College students with college ID are admitted at half price. The Open Class Draft Horse and Pony Show is in the Grandstand at 9 this morning. Exhibit Buildings open at 10, and the rides open at noon. The Antique Tractor Parade is on the grounds at […]
Dean Pees A 1967 graduate of Hardin Northern will be the featured speaker for the Hour of Inspiration at the Hardin County Fair this Sunday. Retired NFL coach Dean Pees will speak Sunday and will also share music that he composed. The fair’s Marketing and Communication Director Kolt Buchenroth gives us more details about the Hour of Inspiration, “Music begins at 10 o’clock for the Hour of Inspiration. Deen Pees […]
A drug bust in Findlay early Thursday morning resulted in the arrest of four men. The Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force along with the Findlay Police Department Emergency Response Team, executed a narcotic search warrant at 1215 Crystal Glen Boulevard, Apartment D in Findlay. The search warrant was obtained after the Task Force had received numerous complaints concerning the address. The search of the apartment yielded suspected crack cocaine […]