RIDGEWAY — June Titus was a junior at Ridgeway High School when she was handed a note from a senior boy. Dewey Ford was asking her to go with him to the Logan County Fair. She sent a message back saying she would like to go. Those handwritten notes began a relationship that was to make the couple inseparable for the next seven decades.

The Hardin County Republican Party will hold its Lincoln Day dinner on Sunday, March 22 at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Kenton.

Agricultural fertilizer applicator certification is now required for farmers who apply fertilizer to more than 50 acres of agricultural production grown primarily for sale.

The Hardin County Pork Producers are offering six $500 scholarships to qualified students. Scholarships will be awarded to one student from each of the six county schools.

The last time a Hardin County history was published was more than 30 years ago. A group of volunteers is putting together an update which they hope to have available in time for this summer’s centennial celebration of the opening of the Hardin County Courthouse.

MOUNT VICTORY — Members of the Mount Victory Council are considering imposing a monthly storm sewer services fee to collect funds for repair and maintenance of the village’s storm sewer system.

A Chillicothe man was sent to prison for 54 months on charges of money laundering in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court.

FOREST — The downtown area of Forest will be more inviting to visitors this summer. Village Administrator Wes Davis reported to council Thursday seven planters, with flowers, will be installed throughout the business area of the village.

Kenton Full Gospel Church (KFGC) Pastor Anita VanBuskirk and secretary Barb Manns accompanied the West Ohio Food Bank to the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday to share the experiences of the food pantry the church operates in Kenton.

BELLEFONTAINE — A man with five prior drunk driving convictions was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his latest conviction.