Ada council discusses salt fill-up, swimming pool and street projects ADA — The Ada Village Council approved a resolution to participate in the Ohio Department of Transportation’s road salt summer storage program during a special meeting Tuesday. Read More
Forest CIC reorganizes and elects new slate of officers FOREST — More than 20 community and business leaders attended a reorganizational meeting of the Forest Community Improvement (CIC) Wednesday at the Forest Jackson Public Library. Read More
New firefighter Kenton Fire Chief Russ Blue (right) welcomes the newest member of the department, Brad Heitkamp, outside the firehouse this week. Heitkamp comes to Kenton after serving as a firefighter at the St. Henry Volunteer Fire Department. Times photo/Dan Robinson Read More
Upper Sandusky H.S. presents the musical ‘All Shook Up’ UPPER SANDUSKY — Upper Sandusky High School presents the musical “All Shook Up" this weekend. Performances are 7:30 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Read More
Opera workshop performance slated Friday at Ohio Northern ADA — The Ohio Northern University Department of Music will present an opera workshop performance featuring ONU vocal majors in Presser Hall’s Snyder Recital Hall on Friday, March 27 at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read More
Police Reports: March 25, 2015 Gerald Eugene Baughman III, 203 N. Main St. Apt. 2, was arrested on a warrant through the Hardin County Municipal Court and issued a summons for drug possession (marijuana). Read More
Family celebrates milestones attained by special needs child Correy Osborn doesn’t play with toys as much as many 10-year-old boys might do. But he loves his bike and he loves riding on the school bus every day to attend classes at Simon Kenton. There are many things Correy can’t enjoy, so to find things that give him pleasure is a personal victory, said his mother, Kristi. Read More
Kenton woman ruled an arson offender, but impresses judge by seeking help A Kenton woman broke down in Hardin County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday morning and said stress had caused her to set a fire at her home last summer. Judge Scott Barrett praised defendant Wanda Ratliff for seeking help in dealing with that stress, but was bound by state law to declare her an arson offender. Read More
Bellefontaine hires KCS retiring principal BELLEFONTAINE — The current Kenton High School principal will be working in Bellefontaine when the new school year begins in August. Read More
Hardin jobless rate at 4.9 percent in February Hardin County posted a 4.9 percent unemployment rate in February, according to information released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Read More