The Hardin County Pork Producers awarded six scholarships of $500 each to college-bound students during their annual banquet Saturday night.

A new restaurant is coming to Kenton later this year and it promises customers a unique dining experience. Table ONE will resemble many restaurants with one big exception – it will make the food it serves available to everyone regardless of their ability to pay.

An explosion may have accelerated the destruction of a burning home on U.S. 68 at the south edge of Hardin County on Thursday morning. According to Assistant Chief Jason Johns of the Richland Township Fire Department, firefighters were notified of the fire at 10:18 a.m.

Kenton Lions Club members (from left) Dave Amweg, Judd Robinson and Jason VanBuskirk, with help from behind by Todd Oates, Bob Burgbacher and Daryl Flowers, act out a number called “Little People Dancing.”

It was a banner year for United Way of Hardin County and the board shared the success with its support agencies at a breakfast this morning at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Kenton. When the campaign started, Honorary Campaign Chairs Randy and Merrilee Rogers encouraged county residents to “give a little bit more” this year.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the opening of the new Ohio Means Jobs office in the Hardin County Courthouse annex building in Kenton Wednesday afternoon.

DUNKIRK — For most of his 90 years, Mack Newman has been a musician. He worked at various factory jobs during the day, but most evenings and weekends would find him playing guitar, saxophone or harmonica for a crowd of diners at an area restaurant or bar.

MANSFIELD — Kenton freshman C.J. Cook Jr. was about 10 seconds away from going into overtime with a berth in the Division II state wrestling tournament on the line.

Last month, break-ins were reported at 15 dog shelters throughout Ohio, including Hardin County. Over the weekend, officers from the Hardin County Crime Task Force took part in a raid in Mount Gilead which resulted in at least one arrest as well recovery of the dog stolen from the local shelter.