As a former preschool teacher, Kenton City Schools psychologist Heather Hoppe savors the time she gets to spend back in the classrooms. Hoppe is in her first year as school psychologist for KCS, but she’s now in her 12th year overall at the job, having previously worked for Allen County’s and Hardin County’s educational service centers.

ADA — To call Harvest Pride a Hardin County family business might be an understatement. The tortilla chips which are showing up on store shelves throughout the area are products of the Denny Hensel family.

For the past 25 years, members of the Hardin County community have donned their black ties and formal dresses and enjoyed a gala evening while raising funds for Hardin Memorial Hospital. Three familiar faces have been there from the first Mistletoe Ball to this year’s event.

Members of the 2015 Hardin Leadership class were presented with certificates Thursday evening at a dinner at the Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mount Victory. It is the 23rd class to complete the leadership training.

Zonya Foco, “America’s Nutrition Leader,” gave five tips for reducing stress in life as guest speaker at the 2015-2016 Hardin County Health and Wellness Fair on Thursday in Kenton. Foco, a registered dietitian and certified health and fitness instructor, hosts a weekly series, “Zonya’s Health Bites” on national public television.

The Hardin County Family YMCA has set a $30,000 goal for its 2015 Annual Support Campaign which kicked off Wednesday evening. The campaign supports the Y’s scholarship program which provides financial assistance to individuals, children and families who are not able to afford membership or programs.

Marilyn Shaw lifts a box of donated clothing to a stack at Love INC offices Wednesday morning. Within 24 hours of the fire at Scioto Village Apartments, the Hardin County community had filled one of the storage rooms at Love INC with food, household items and clothing while contributing financially to assist the victims of the fire, said Secretary Robin Oates.

The source of Tuesday morning’s fire at the Scioto Village Apartment’s B building may not be known for a few more days. A K-9 officer from the Columbus area trained to sniff out accelerants was brought to the scene of the fire shortly after noon Tuesday, but the results of that search wont’ be released until a final report is completed, said Kenton Fire Chief Russ Blue today.