The August board meeting of the Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Hardin County Fairgrounds in Kenton. Future meetings will resume on the regular schedule of the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 a.m. at the district office.
Tracy D. Sherman, Columbus, was cited for disorderly conduct when he was found to be intoxicated at the corner of Stevens and Franklin streets.
Caleb Sullivan, 2, waves to the crowd during the Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic parade on Saturday morning.
Firefighter Robert Gibson lets Makenna Spradling, 5, feel the pressure from a fire hose during the Touch A Truck event at the Ridgemont Public Library on Saturday.
The perfect summer day drew a nice crowd to the event which featured activities for all ages.
Brenda Lou Mitchell, 203 N. Campbell St., Apt. A, Forest, speeding 51 mph in 35 mph zone, fined $25; driving under suspension, fined $150. Jacob Ryan Manns, 436 S. Wayne St., Kenton, speeding 54 mph in 35 mph zone, fined $25.
DOLA — Among the corn and bean fields of Washington Township in northern Hardin County, a small city has sprung up this summer. Complete with a series of new gravel roads to transport the beehive of activity in the crowded parking lot of the trailer community, construction workers, electricians and engineers are hard at work preparing for the arrival of parts which will become the 30 turbines of the Hog Creek Wind Farm.
United Way of Hardin County board members Beth McKinley (left) and Deb Rall sell tickets for the annual United Way Football Drop to Steve Burggraf (center, left) and Skinny Russell outside the S&S Drive Thru in Kenton.
Kenton City Council – 7 p.m., chambers Alger council – 6 p.m., village offices
A missing gun from a display at the Hardin County Courthouse has called attention to the need to increase security at Veterans Hall. In a letter sent to the commissioners Thursday shortly before he met face-to-face with them, Veterans Service Officer Steve Gossard reported he had been contacted by the Department of the Army regarding some rifles loaned out to be used for ceremonial purposes to the county.
