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2022-23 School Year2nd Nine Weeks Principal’s Roll (GPA 4.0) 7th Grade: Isaac Anderson, Kaylee Barlow, Kyle Barrett, Emalyn Bauknecht, Brylee Bostelman, Jamison Clark, Seth Dennard, Marlee Gammon, Anden Goldsmith, Carson Gordon, Lila Harder, Brennan Heberling, Luke Hougendobler, Landon Hunsaker, Trae Johnson, Kylee Kavanagh, Kayla Lambert, Hudson Latimore, Wade Manns, Maddux McFarlin, Lynnze Michel, Taryn Miller, Andrea Miranda Escobar, Lenna Moore, Carter Newland, Geneva Norris, Garry Phipps, Layla Scott, Olivia Sherman, […]

Hardin County 4-H members are being recognized as County Achievement Award Winners for 2023. Achievement Awards are given to the top 4-H member in a project area based on the Ohio Achievement Record submissions. All 11 award winning applications will be sent to judging at the state level to be considered for an Ohio Achievement Award, given to the top member in the entire state for a project area. This […]

The first of five blood drives scheduled this month around the region will take place this Wednesday. That is from 8am until 2pm this Wednesday at Hardin Northern School. The next will be held from 2 until 7pm on Wednesday February 15 at the McVitty Memorial VFW Post in Forest. You can donate on Monday the 20 from 1-7pm at the Belle Center United Methodist Church. Another one is scheduled […]

The next Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance Community Coffee will be held tomorrow morning (Feb 7) at 8.  The meeting will be held in the Alliance Boardroom at 225 South Detroit Street in Kenton. Ashley Siefer of Blanchard Place will be the guest speaker. Attendees can ask questions and network while learning more about the Alliance and receive community updates.   For more information, call 419-673-4131.

Hardin County Ambassadors play an important role with the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance. Ambassadors are responsible for creating a culture of recruitment to advance the Alliance missions. They do that by actively promoting and getting involved in Alliance programs such as ribbon cutting ceremonies. To learn more about the Ambassadors program and how to get involved, contact Morgan Ellis at 419-673-4131.

Riverdale Local Schools will be conducting their annual kindergarten screening on Monday, March 20.    Parents who have children who will be five years old on or before August 1 of this year should call the elementary office at 419-694-2211 extension 1113 to schedule an appointment. Also, Riverdale Pre-School is taking registrations now for children that will be ages 3-5 for the next school year. Pre-school screening will be Friday March […]

The Marion Police Department made an arrest on February 2, 2023, after investigating a complaint about cameras being placed into a restroom at the Marion YMCA and another restroom at the Marion campus of Ohio State University. The Marion Police Department is being assisted in this investigation by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio State University Police Department. It appears from the investigation that the cameras had only […]

The 30th class of Hardin Leadership is now forming. Kathy Oliver, the Chairperson for the Steering Committee, said the programs offered in the classes help the participant in many areas of their lives, “This is community development. They are folks who might then go on and serve in local government, They might go on and serve in local organizations, not-for-profit organizations. They are someone who wants to be more active […]

Hardin County – The eighth annual Hardin County Horse Banquet will be held on Saturday, February 18 at the Kenton Moose Family Center. The doors will open at 4:00 pm for a silent auction to raise funds for the scholarship fund and food will be served at 5:30 pm. Banquet tickets this year are $12.00 for adults and $9.00 for youth under 18 years of age. Children aged 6 and […]