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Youth and adult home gardeners are being recruited to become citizen scientists for OSU Extension 2024 Home Garden Trials. Participants will grow a minimum of two varieties of pre-selected vegetables during the 2024 growing season and provide feedback on the growing process – such as germination, disease susceptibility, yield, and flavor. To learn more on participating, visit the Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardeners Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HardinCountyOSUExtensionMasterGardeners

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife stocked nearly 41 million fish of 11 species in Ohio waters in 2023.  Of them, 3,166,940 were saugeye fry, which are less than an inch long, and 537,680 saugeye fingerlings, which are 1 to 2 inches, were stocked at Indian Lake. Fish were stocked during spring, summer, and fall at 239 locations statewide.  These annual fish stockings play an important role […]

A Safe Sitter course is being offered for 5th through 8th grade students at Hardin Northern. The course will take place at the school from 3:30-5:30 PM on February 14th & 21st, and attendance is required at both sessions.  It is designed to prepare students to be safe when they're home alone, watching younger siblings or babysitting. OSU Extension Educator Jamie Dellifield is the instructor who will have fun games […]

The Mary Lou Johnson Hardin County District Library is giving a free pair of solar eclipse glasses to those attending any Eclipse Program from March to April. They have a limited supply of free glasses. Hardin County is in a line of totality for the Solar Eclipse on April 8. More details about the programs and events will be posted in the coming weeks on the library's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MLJLibrary

An Open House is being offered for Benjamin Logan and Ohio Hi-Point Career Center students who need help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The help night will take place on January 30 from 5 until 7:30pm at the Career Center in Bellefontaine. Financial Aid representatives from local colleges will be on site to help from start to finish.

The next Hardin County Safety Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday February 15 at 8am. The featured topic is about stress and workplace injuries. In partnership with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and Division of Safety and Hygiene, employers are encouraged to participate in Hardin County Safety Council to receive education, resources & networking with other safety conscious organizations.  Enrolling in the program also allows for organizations to receive up […]

ADA, Ohio — Joanna M. Pinkerton, PE, BSCE ’98, president and CEO of Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), will serve as the keynote speaker for Ohio Northern University T.J. Smull College of Engineering’s 2024 Spotts Lecture. The free, public event will take place Monday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Pinkerton’s presentation is titled, “Who Are You Engineering For?” COTA is a regional […]

Over winter break, a group of students involved in the ONU Habitat for Humanity group participated in the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge. Habitat’s Collegiate Challenge program provides year-round alternative school break volunteer opportunities for college students across the United States. Dr. Lauren Logan, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering was the chaperone for the trip. Several College of Engineering majors participated, including Abby Collins (organizer of the trip), […]

2023-24 School Year-2nd Nine Weeks Principal’s Roll (GPA 4.0) 7th Grade Katy Barlow, Avery Blue, Aiden Brown, Tanner Butcher, Finley Dalton, Luke Doenges, Meredith Donnelly, Max Farley, Xavier Gammon, Emily Grasley, Layton Hijma, Addisyn Hites, Mya Hunsaker, Davis Modd, Keith Murphy, Maggie Musser, Cameron Newland, Lauryn Newman, Parker Osborn, Mason Rish, Daylin Robinson, Callie Schwemer, Ashkii Smith, Marissa Spencer, Rayden Tracy, Ryder Tracy, Cade Turner, Lucca Wingfield, Leighton Wirbel, Maddy […]