Another request for 4-H advisors is being sent. Amanda Raines, Hardin County OSU 4-H Educator, told the Hardin County Ag Society at its meeting last week that some representatives have been selected, but she is hoping the new request will generate more interest. At the meeting, Raines also stated Beef registrations are open.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held late last week at Chemtrade in the Allen County village of Cairo. The company’s $50 million investment will significantly expand production capacity and improve product quality at their current site. The expansion will support and enhance the company’s ultrapure sulfuric acid product line that is a vital input to the semiconductor manufacturing industry in the United States. Lt. Governor Jon Husted was on hand for […]
The Senate Agriculture Committee introduced the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022. That will enable year-round, nationwide sale of gasoline that contains more than 10 percent ethanol. The measure would help lower fuel prices and provide certainty in fuel markers for farmers and consumers. Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, the first Ohioan to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 50 years, cosponsored the bill. The act would […]
Kenton City Council will meet this evening. There will be two ordinances on first reading. One is to amend part eight of the Kenton codified ordinances for the creation of the Kenton Ohio Port Authority. The other ordinance provides for the additional appropriations of $28,000 for the downtown Phase 2 planning EPA permit review fees and the CSX plan review fees. These will be necessary expenditures for downtown and will […]
There are two blood drives being held in the area today The first one is from noon until 6pm at First Baptist Church in Kenton. It is located on County Road 175 in Kenton. The other one today is at the Belle Center United Methodist Church from 1 until 7pm To make an appointment or to find more blood drives, visit: redcrossblood.org
The Hardin County Probate and Juvenile Courts announced closing times that will take place in the month of December. Probate and Juvenile Courts and Lifeworks will also be closed Friday December 23 through Monday December 26 and December 30, 2022 through Monday January 2, 2023. Also announcing Holiday Hours were the Hardin County Clerk of Courts Legal and Title Offices. The offices will be closed December 23 through December 26, […]
Jan. 31, 2023, Last Day to Enroll Producers Encouraged to Enroll As Soon As Possible WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage (SDMC) for program year 2023 to Jan. 31, 2023. DMC is a voluntary risk management program that offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price […]
The recently held 2022 Hardin County Sheriff's Office annual "Shop with a Cop" was a big success. 27 children had the opportunity to go shopping with a law enforcement officer to purchase gifts for their families. Once the gifts were purchased, they returned with their officer to the Sheriff's Office to wrap their gifts, enjoy lunch and a visit from Santa Claus, who presented each child with a gift of […]
The Upper Sandusky Police Department is investigating an incident involving threats made through social media to Upper Sandusky High School. After the incident was investigated this week, it was determined there was no active threat to the school. Officers were present at the school on Thursday morning as a precaution, but no active threat exists at this time.