Kenton Chief of Police John Vermillion spent time this week removing the pictures and plaques from his office. Starting Monday, it’s not his office any more. Vermillion announced his plans to retire earlier this year. This week marks the 38th year since he took on a uniform at the Kenton Police Department.

Kenton Head Start preschool teacher Pattie Ruvoldt and her students (clockwise from bottom left) Heather, Izabella, Baikyr and Andrea try to decide which healthy dairy item to put on their plate during the Lunches in a Bag program on Thursday afternoon.

Marcia Retterer said for several weeks in early 2008, God was talking to her.

First responders from the Northern Hardin County Fire District inspect damages to an overturned semi-truck on U.S. 68, shortly after 7 a.m. today, after it was struck by a van which went left of center.

Lions Club Council Chair Darlene Roll places a pin on the shirt of LEO member Jacob McKee during ceremonies Wednesday evening at the Jacob Parrott Service Center in Kenton.

ALGER — An alley in Alger was closed off to the public following Monday evening’s village council meeting. According to Councilman Von Summa, the action was taken on the advice of Solicitor Aaron Bensinger, who insisted the alley beside the old hardware building be closed because the building presented a danger to the public.

ADA — An Ada man is fighting for his life in at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus and will face criminal charges if he survives. Sheriff Keith Everhart confirmed today the house of Charles Thomas Louden was being used as a meth lab when it burst into flames Monday evening.

In a job that requires handling negative situations, Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Jones focuses on the positives that the D.A.R.E. program brings to the county’s youth. As the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) officer for the Hardin County Sheriff’ Office, Jones speaks with fifth graders from the county’s schools