To all Hardin County residents, I sincerely apologize for our 2018 Memorial Day Parade. While participating in the parade with other Vietnam veterans, it was obvious there was not a lack of participation, but a lack of organization and respect of our deceased veterans.

I feel compelled to write this letter because the citizens of Kenton, Ohio, should know about the children in their community. My name is Michael Bolesta and I own and operate Capital City Student Tours.

To the editor: On May 28, 2018 at approximately 11:30 a.m. the William Britton VFW Post 6817 and Auxiliary will be at Hale Cemetery located outside of Mt. Victory presenting our Memorial Day Service for the veterans interred there.

How in the world has it come to this? We in the 83rd House District have been witness to one of the nastiest and most contentious election cycles I think we have ever seen. An armored car full of money has been spent on negative attack ads.

To the editor: I am writing to encourage all registered voters – Democrat, Republican and non-party affiliated alike – to exercise their right to vote by either voting early at the courthouse or by going to the polls next Tuesday, May 8. This primary election will determine the candidates that will appear on the November ballot. Voting in the primary …

It is amazing to see the vicious attacks perpetrated on the true, new conservative candidates by the establishment conservatives, through the so called Conservative Alliance PAC. They are pouring thousands of dollars into these untrue advertisements because they do not want to lose control, money and power to someone who would actually represent the people.

This May 8, Ohioans have a rare chance to make our elections more fair. Issue 1 would create a bipartisan approach to drawing congressional voting districts.

Cheryl Buckland will be an excellent State Representative for the Ohio 83rd District. I’ve known for over 30 years that she is hard working, intelligent, compassionate and fully dedicated to whatever endeavor she takes on.

April 24, 2018, I had the privilege to accompany three Upper Scioto Valley Ohio Hi-Point teams and their advisor, Dustin Price, to the Skills Knowledge Bowl State Competition. This leveled 7-12 competition included vocational schools statewide.

To the editor: Historically in Ohio the law provided that each county in the state elected from its residents a member to the State Legislature. The law was changed for the election of legislators in the 1960s and by virtue of that fact the last resident of Hardin County to hold this office was in 1967 when Dale McElree served as our county representative.