The extreme cold we've experienced this week will become more common in the future. So will intense heat and heavy rains. Climate change makes extreme weather more frequent and more intense.

As a Mental Health First Aid Instructor, I recently had the pleasure of teaching staff at Upper Scioto Valley Schools. This is a 3-year certification course that teaches participants how to provide assistance to someone facing a mental health problem or crisis.

Student development beyond the classroom experience is a priority at USV. The 2018/2019 school year has brought a number of growth-based opportunities for PK - 12th grade students at Upper Scioto Valley. Multiple initiatives centered on educating the whole student have been implemented as a means to expose students to the transferable skills needed to help meet the challenges facing young people today.

Christmas and the New Year holidays are quickly approaching and United Way of Hardin County is nearing the final lap for the 2019 campaign. What an exciting time!

To the voters of Hardin County: On behalf of the following law enforcement officials, we thank you for giving informed consideration with your vote in this past election in determining the outcome of Constitutional Issue 1.

Hello, My name is Randy Trayer. I would like to commend the Hardin County Veterans Service Office. I am a Vietnam combat veteran helicopter copilot with the 101st Abn. Div 158th Avn. Bn. I Corp., Vietnam (1970).

To the editor: This November 6 will likely be one of the most important elections in our lifetimes. The divisions between and among Americans; our neighbors, colleagues and friends has reached a point where many question the effectiveness and even the future of our democratic form of government. Political parties are viewed by far too many of our fellow citizens …

I am writing to the members of our great Hardin County community asking for the citizens’ support of County Issue 6 to continue to provide funding for the county’s Ohio State University Extension Office. Since 1914, Ohio State University has been helping Ohioans build better lives, businesses, and communities through county extension offices.

The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties firmly believes that non-violent individuals with a substance use disorder are better served through treatment instead of incarceration. This is particularly true for marginalized populations who are over represented in Ohio’s prisons and often go unserved.

Congratulations to the Kenton Wildcats boys soccer team on your WBL championship and your success in making it to the Elite Eight in the State Division II Soccer Tournament. You might as well sink the Bay and outscore them by one goal more,