Market on Main will operate in Kenton Saturday morning. It will go from 9am until noon on the corner of Main and Ohio Streets in the parking lot behind The Middlefield Banking Company. Food vendors Glaze and Grind Cafe and Fork in the Road Food Truck will be serving food during that time.that will be at In addition, check out all of the market vendors offering a variety of goods […]
New York Times bestselling author Jeff Selingo will take part in a one hour online chat at the Mary Lou Johnson Hardin County District Library on August 30. The digital live-stream online chat will start at 2 that afternoon. Selingo is the author of Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admission. Quest Federal Credit Union has provided the funds for the speaker series this year. Register and […]
The Alger Public Library has announced new fall hours that will start after the Hardin County Fair. Starting September 11, library hours are Monday through Thursday 9am until 6pm and Friday 9am until 5pm. The library is located at 100 West Wagner Street in Alger. If you have any questions, you can call the library at 419-757-7755.
A heat advisory is in effect until 9 this evening. The temperature will top off in the low 90's, but the high humidity will create index readings up to 104 degrees. You should drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Anyone overcome […]
Hardin Northern held its annual bus safety evacuation drills Tuesday morning. The elementary students learned how to evacuate the bus in an emergency, and how to cross the road safely. This is a timely drill in light of the tragic bus accident in Springfield earlier this week that claimed the life of one student and injured 23 others, one with serious life-threatening injuries.
The maintenance crew in the Village of Forest is working on cleaning up the larger storm debris from the streets. The village administrator has extended the open gate to the yard waste facility to assist residents in cleaning up storm debris. The gate will be open and no key is needed for the next several days to allow residents ample time for cleanup. Residents are being reminded that the yard […]
The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today the OVI checkpoint will be held in Hancock County tomorrow evening. The OVI checkpoint is funded by federal grant funds. Lieutenant Evan Slates, post commander of the Findlay Post, said OVI checkpoints are designed to not only deter impaired driving, but to proactively remove those dangerous drivers from the roads. The location of the checkpoint in Hancock County will be announced Friday morning.
The Showman’s Closet for Hardin County Junior Fair exhibitors is taking shape. The items in the closet are free for Junior Fair exhibitors during fair week. You are encouraged to take what you need and donate what you can. If you have show clothes or equipment that you have outgrown, consider donating them. You can drop off items at the OSU Extension office or Fair Office. Barb Wingfield and Rebecca […]
The Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 invites the public to one of two meetings regarding a proposed project to improve the safety of the State Road 81 and Thayer Road intersection just west of Lima in Allen County. The meetings will be held Thursday, September 21 from 1 until 3 and 6 until 8 p.m. at the Union Chapel Missionary Church on Ada Road in Lima. The same information […]