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The Village of Forest Market Square is hosting a Christmas Decorating Contest. Village residents are encouraged to Light Up the Village with outdoor decoration this holiday season and enter into the contest. The residential entry fee is $10. Other categories include Retail and Industry. You can get a signup sheet at the village offices or one can be printed off from the Village of Forest Market Square Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MarketSquareForest […]

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today released a status update on the implementation of recommendations from the Children Services Transformation Advisory Council which aims to reform Ohio's children services system. “Every child in Ohio deserves to live a fulfilling life where they have the opportunity to reach their God-given potential,” said Governor DeWine. “I am proud of the progress that has been made so far to help families, but there […]

Kenton City Council met Monday, November 28 for their 22nd regular session in which multiple pieces of legislation were passed. Ordinance 22-041 provided for additional appropriations to the sum of $34,685. $9,672 went to the tree commission for grinding of stumps after they received a quote of $124 per stump from Don Hull, the additional $25,013 went to the waterworks fund for one load of soda ash and two additional […]

from Pennmark website The former Kmart Building in Kenton was recently purchased. According to information on the Hardin County Auditor's website, the building and land located at 1005 East Columbus Street is now listed under the name of Kenton Plymouth Green LLC from Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Plymouth Green is operated by Pennmark Management, which is a real estate development and management company. According to the Pennmark website, the company is […]

The City of Kenton is in the discussion phase of establishing a Port Authority for the city. Law Director John Schwemer presented the initial draft of the Port Authority documents that were prepared by Shumaker Law in Toledo for council members to review. The Law Director added in that letter that he believes the plan is to use Shumaker for the initial documents, but have the Bricker & Eckler Law […]

Christina Cross Columbus, Ohio, November 17, 2022 - Bricker & Eckler has grown its Business and Tax practice groups with the addition of Christina Cross who brings more than 20 years of experience advising public and private companies and financial institutions across multiple disciplines. Cross also represents entrepreneurs to large corporations of diverse industries with business and tax matters. "Christina joins a deep bench of attorney talent that collaborates to […]

Dominion Ohio is helping customers manage their bills this winter with various company payment plans and government assistance programs.  The company offers short term payment extensions and long-term payment plans to help residential and commercial customers manage their balances.  They also offer Energy Assistance and have home weatherization programs to help customers save. Information can be found online at DominionEnergy.com, searching keywords, billing options and assistance.  Customers who may not […]

An accident early this past Thanksgiving morning caused extensive damage to Kenton's Dairy Queen. The crash occurred at around 4:50 Thursday morning. Dairy Queen is located at 840 West Lima Street in Kenton. According to information on the Kenton Police Department's Daily Log Sheet, Logan McClellan, of Kenton, was cited for reckless operation and failing to maintain reasonable control. Owner David Yankee posted on Facebook after the accident that they […]

Brendon Claypool An Arcadia man was arrested after a brief pursuit with Findlay Police Officers late Sunday night. According to a release, Findlay police officers attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The driver failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated. About a half mile into the pursuit, the driver exited the moving vehicle and fled on foot. The suspect reached into his waistband while fleeing and […]