A new wellness program geared to employees of small businesses was unveiled for Hardin County on Friday morning at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton. The Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation created Better You, Better Ohio to assist workers throughout the state in dealing with health issues and living healthy.

The Hardin County Crime Task Force made the biggest seizure of methamphetamine in its history on Wednesday in Roundhead Township. In the process, an operating methamphetamine lab was put out of business, reported Sheriff Keith Everhart.

Crews attempt to contain the diesel fluid and cargo leaking from a large tanker truck after it flipped while driving through the community of Roundhead on Thursday morning. According to the report from the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, Duane Bruns of Celina was cited for operating without reasonable control.

McGUFFEY — Water and sewer plant operator Jim Meyer has resigned from the village of McGuffey and council will seek a replacement for the long-time employee. Meyer met with council in a special meeting Thursday afternoon and explained that due to a recent death in his family, he would not have the time needed to work for the village.

DUBLIN — An early morning crash on U.S. 33 in Dublin took the life of a Hardin County man on Thursday. Dustin J. Willison, 28, of Kenton, died at the scene of the crash, according to a report from the Columbus Dispatch.

From the beginning, the lines between the prosecution and defense in the Dennis Dellifield case were drawn. Hardin County Prosecutor Brad Bailey believes that during the two-day trial in Hardin County Common Pleas Court he presented enough evidence to convict the former Allen East music teacher of four felony counts of attempted obscenity involving a minor; two felony counts of attempted illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material and two misdemeanor counts of attempted illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented performance.

A former Kenton mayor and well-know self-employed repairman, Tom Ansley, has died. Ansley, 63, died Tuesday night at his home following a short battle with cancer.

After Dennis Dellifield left the Allen East Schools, he remained a part of the lives of some of the boys from the Mustang band. At least one of “his boys” was taken out regularly to dinner with his former teacher and was sent daily messages of encouragement as he left for classes.

The Kenton-Hardin Health Board agreed Tuesday night to discontinue one of its programs due to a decline in participation. The Healthy Child Clinic has seen the number of participants decline steadily in recent years, reported Nursing Director Cindy Keller.

Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy Isaac Woltz stood with a hood over his helmeted head and listened intently to the words of an officer heading into a “crime scene” Monday morning. Woltz, along with the other Hardin County deputies and Kenton police officers are being thrust into a staged confrontation and expected to respond.