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Susan Headings and Marilyn Dulin The University Club II  Scholarship Committee of Susan Headings and Marilyn Dulin is awaiting applications for the club’s $1000 college scholarship.   It is awarded to a current junior or senior college student who has graduated from one of the high schools in Hardin County.   Scholarship applications can be obtained by emailing Susan Headings at: headingsds@gmail.com The application deadline is Feb. 1, 2023 with the money […]

The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance is conducting a Membership Survey. The Alliance is seeking input from their members with a focus on continued improvement.  They plan to use the feedback collected in the strategic planning process so that they may serve members better. The deadline to complete the survey is Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Members can enter for a chance to win a $25 Chamber Gold Gift Card […]

The Riverdale Community Lions Club is holding its whole hog sausage sale starting next month. The dates for the sale are Saturday January 14 and 21 and February 18. Orders will be ready from 10am until 1pm at the Dwelling Place in Wharton. The price is $4 a pound and can be purchased in bulk or five pound boxes of patties. The proceeds will help support local activities. Orders may […]

The Kenton City Schools Board of Education will take care of several end of the calendar year items when it meets this evening. Most of those are personnel items including the approval of eight individuals to fill substitute teacher and bus driver positions. The Board is expected to go into executive session to consider the appointment of a public employee or official. The Board's reorganizational meeting will be held January […]

The City of Kenton Tree Commission will be meeting this Thursday December 15. Under business, the commission will prepare the 2023 tree removal list. Stump removal and the meeting with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will be discussed under old business. The meeting will start at one Thursday afternoon in the City Building.

The popular Santa Claus Call-In Show is back again this year on WKTN. Santa himself will be in our studio taking calls from boys and girls. The kids will have a chance to speak live with Santa to tell him exactly what they want for Christmas so have a list ready. Calls will be taken from 5 until 8 this Thursday evening December 15 on 95.3 WKTN. The number to […]

The following was posted on the Ridgemont Local Schools Facebook page: The Ridgemont local school district will now be closed tomorrow (Tuesday 12/13/22) due to illness. Our absence numbers exceeded the 15% threshold for student absences allowed. There have been a number of students coming to school with illnesses and they have been sent home. Multiple reports of students coming to school while still being within the 24 hour window […]

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Monday announced that the Ohio School Safety Center (OSSC) has finalized state training requirements for school staff members authorized by their districts to be armed on school grounds. The OSSC’s Armed School Staff Essential Training (ASSET) Curriculum was developed to meet the requirements outlined in House Bill 99 which was sponsored by Representative Tom Hall (R-Madison Township) and Senator Frank Hoagland (R-Mingo Junction) […]

The Upper Scioto Valley Suicide Prevention Basketball game is scheduled to take place Friday January 20. The Rams will be taking on the Polar Bears of Hardin Northern. USV will be wearing purple and Hardin Northern will be wearing teal for the game. The USV Basketball Cheerleaders will be leading the event that is designed to stamp out the stigma while also raising money for Ride to Live Corporation, a […]