Those looking to develop businesses, move or just learn more about Hardin County will have a wealth of information available at their fingertips thanks to a new website launched Tuesday by the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.

Heroin continues to be a problem in Hardin County and throughout Ohio. The state ranks second in the nation for drug overdose deaths, State Rep. Robert Sprague, R-Findlay, said Monday at a news conference at the Hardin County Courthouse. The heroin and prescription narcotic epidemic has now claimed more lives than the Vietnam War, he noted.

What could make youngsters anxiously await mail delivery? Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Hardin County. The early years book gifting program marked its 10th anniversary on Monday with a celebration at the Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin County District Library in Kenton.

Karissa Manns Spearman and Shelly Manns Wilcox share a bond not only as sisters, but also as long-time members of the Subway family. The two have been with the food chain for more than 20 years – Wilcox for 24 and Spearman for 23.

Members of the Kenton Middle School robotics teams, Owen Styer, Garrett Thomas and Julius Tapia make adjustments to their robot between qualifying heats at the Ohio Northern University’s Polar Bear Classic VEX Robotics Competition on Friday.

After starting schools around the world, Heath McDowell said he has been sent to Hardin County to establish a Christian school. McDowell said he has the background and the desire.

Workers from KAPP Construction place the roof on one of the new buildings at the Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative site on the west side of Kenton on Ohio 309. The mild weather has been an advantage to the construction work, one of the workers said Wednesday.

A pair of bald eagles were feeding in a cornfield off of County Road 175, south of the Veterans Memorial Park Golf Course east of Kenton late Wednesday afternoon. Sightings of bald eagles in the Hardin County area have increased in recent years.