ONU Business Students Offering Free Income Tax Assistance

Taxpayers in Hardin and surrounding counties can find free income tax assistance from Ohio Northern University business students through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). The VITA Program offers free tax help to persons who generally make $54,000 or less who need assistance in preparing their tax returns. As part of this program, ONU students receive training and become IRS-certified to help prepare basic and intermediate tax returns and identify special credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child […]

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Riverdale School Schedules Make Up Day

The Riverdale School District has announced a make up day for students. Riverdale will be making up one day of school on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The last day for students will remain the same as originally scheduled, Thursday, May 23, 2019.

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Girl Scouts Selling Cookies on Friday

A Girl Scout cookie booth will be set up at Walmart on Friday. You'll be able to purchase your favorite cookies and help your local Hardin County Girl Scouts. The booth will there from 6:30 to 9:00pm on March 1.

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LPD Reschedules Skate With a Cop Event

The Lima Police Department is hosting a Skate With a Cop event this Saturday March 2. It is for kids aged 12 and under, and they must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is free. You'll be able to skate and meet the officers from your local law enforcement agencies. This event was scheduled for last month but was cancelled due to the weather.

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(UPDATE) AEP Planning Outage for Maintenance

UPDATE..... The planned power outage for Kenton and the surrounding area is not affecting the entire city as the utility first reported. There is an outage on the east side and southern part of Kenton. The outage should last a couple of hours. AEP Ohio is notifying its customers about a planned power outage. The utility states that the outage will occur at around 3:00 to 3:30 this (Wednesday) afternoon. The outage is for maintenance. Power is expected […]

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Kenton Man Arrested Following Traffic Stop Tuesday

A traffic stop Tuesday evening led to the arrest of a Kenton man. According to information from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office, officers stopped the car in the 400 block of South Main Street for a traffic violation. The driver, identified as Chad Motter, was arrested on unspecified charges. A search of the vehicle was conducted, but it's not known what, if anything, was found. The incident remains under investigation.

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Items Stolen from Garage in Kenton

Several items were stolen after a garage in Kenton was broken into sometime within the past two weeks. According to the report, the incident was reported to Kenton police on Tuesday. The garage is located in the 500 block of King Street. Camping and welding equipment as well as other miscellaneous items were missing. The total value of the items was listed at $730.

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CSX Railroad Property Vandalized

A vandalism to property belonging to CSX Railroad was reported to the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office Tuesday. According to the report, a deputy was dispatched to the north side of Carey regarding a report that someone had shot the overhead railroad lights for trains travelling on the tracks. An employee was able to extract a partial bullet from one of the lights. The estimated cost for repairs was between $1600 to $2000. A Special Agent with […]

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Toledo Man Facing Felony Charges Following Traffic Stop

A Toledo man is facing several charges following a traffic stop in Wyandot County earlier this week. According to the report, a car was stopped for speeding on U.S. 23 near State Highway 53. Radar obtained a reading of 86 miles an hour in a 65 miles an hour zone. The driver, identified as Jackie L. Brown, was found to not have a valid driver's license and was taken into custody. While being held, the Sheriff's Office […]

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