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Pictured Left to Right- Kason Williams, Paisley Wells, and Braxton Ropp 4th grade science students at Hardin Northern have been learning about Earth’s surface and characteristics, specifically natural disasters.  Each group chose a natural disaster to research.  They taught the class about its formation, affect on Earth and civilizations, and any historical events the disaster may have caused.  Their next step is to use what they’ve learned to plan a […]

Hardin Leadership and the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance are sponsoring a Meet the Candidate Night. It will start at 6pm this Thursday October 27 in Veterans Hall at the Hardin County Courthouse. The public is invited to attend and learn more about the candidates running in the November 8 election.  Featured candidates include Maria Santo and Mark Schwemer in the Hardin County Common Pleas Court Judge race and […]

Kenton City School students in grades 7-12 are being asked to participate in the OH YES! (Ohio Healthy Youth Environments Survey) on Monday November 7. The survey will ask the about their Feelings about their school and community, Personal use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and their perception of risks, Mental health, suicide, and access to health care, Family and personal relationships, and demographics and Health-related behaviors such as […]

The Halloween Parade in Forest will take place this evening. Lineup is at 6, Judging 6:15 and the Parade moves out at 6:30. Categories for judging are: Couples or Groups, Prettiest, Cartoon Characters, Scariest, Witches, Clowns, Ghosts and Ugliest.  Lineup and judging will be at the Doctor’s office and Martin's Meat Mart parking lots. The parade will go downtown to the fire station.

OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital will be holding a blood drive this Thursday, October 27. It will be held from 10am until 49pm in the McCullough Conference Room at the hospital in Kenton.   To schedule an appointment visit: redcrossblood.org You can also call (419) 675-8191 to schedule.

Left to right: Chief Deputy Dennis Burns and Rotary member David Faulkner Burns took the opportunity to update the club on the happenings at the Sheriff’s office. Currently there are 23 full time deputies and 11 dispatchers. Of those deputies, 4 are School resource officers at the county schools and Village of Ada. All the Resource Officers are DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) certified and able to teach the DARE […]

The Ohio Department of Commerce has a new campaign called Recovery Within Reach. That is a multi-million dollar effort to educate consumers through financial advisors and other businesses about the financial effects of opioid misuse and about how to get help. The campaign includes public service announcements that will be aired on television stations throughout Ohio, as well as radio and digital ads and a website with resources for consumers, […]

Village of Forest officials are hoping to release a schedule for leaf pick up for the village soon. The truck used for pickup is currently being repaired, with the hope that repairs will be complete by the end of this week. The maintenance department will be starting on the street with storm basins and will continue on after those are cleared.  Residents should take leaves to the curb and not […]

Parent/teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, November 3rd from 3:30-6:30pm and Friday, November 4th from 7:50-11:30am and 12:50-2:50pm at the Kenton Middle School.  Teachers have selected specific students for conferences.  Those students were given a letter to take home. Parents need to sign the letter and schedule a conference.  You may schedule a conference by: Returning the signed letter, calling the school at 419-673-1237 or Emailing the teacher or […]