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Student Leadership-United returns to Hardin County

KENTON__The fourth meeting of Student Leadership-United will take place on January 10 at Ridgemont High School. This group of 24 select sophomores meets monthly to develop their leadership skills and learn more about charitable organizations within Hardin County. 

The group is led by graduates of the 2024 Hardin Leadership class and is a partnership with the United Way of Hardin County.  

“We are excited to bring this program back to Hardin County and hope to see it grow in coming years,” said Brett Purcell, Athletic Director of Kenton City Schools. 

This group meets monthly throughout the 2023-24 school year and will culminate in a graduation ceremony in May.  To learn more about Student Leadership-United and the United Way of Hardin County contact Martha at the United Way office, or email [email protected]

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OSU Extension webinar provides avian flu guidance, Dec. 19

By Mark Badertscher

You may or may not be aware that Hardin County has had a recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. It is very important that you take steps to protect your backyard flock, if you currently have ANY poultry. The recent HPAI outbreak in multiple counties in Ohio has resulted in over 4 million birds being affected and prompted a lot of questions. 

OSU Extension’s Poultry Specialist will be hosting a webinar at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 19 in collaboration with the USDA Incident Response Team to try to provide an opportunity for you to learn more about the outbreak and how it is affecting both the Ohio poultry industry and the backyard/4-H poultry communities. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and see what educational support is available.

Chamber members wrap up 2023 with Dec. 20 meeting

Area Area Chamber of Commerce members will meet on Wednesday morning for the last membership meeting of 2023. Breakfast is going to be provided by Circle U Waffle Co. 

ODNR asks for furbearer sighting reports

COLUMBUS__The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is seeking reports of gray foxes, river otters, black bears, and other furbearers. Reports can be submitted to the Wildlife Reporting System at www.wildohio.gov and on the HuntFish OH mobile app. Wildlife biologists use public reports to monitor populations of these secretive species.

Rules reminder for winter field application of manure in Ohio

By Glen Arnold
OSU Extension-Manure Nutrient Management Field Specialist
Edited by Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension-Hardin County

HARDIN COUNTY__Most producers have had the needed dry weather this fall to get livestock manure applied to fields. However, a wetter than normal corn crop and full elevators, did delay corn harvest longer than normal in some areas. For livestock producers waiting on frozen ground to apply manure, here are some things to keep in mind. Frozen ground would be soil that you cannot inject the manure into or cannot conduct tillage within 24 hours to incorporate the manure.

Rail Crossing Community Impact Index Tool measures impact of blocked rail/roadway at-grade crossings

Railroad crossing impact tool available HERE, Eleven rural and urban crossings are listed for Ada, Ohio. Visis Rail.Ohio.gov/

The Ohio Rail Development Commission (Rail Commission) has released a free, publicly accessible tool to measure the impact of blocked rail/roadway at-grade crossings in Ohio. The Rail Crossing Community Impact Index (RCCII) is an interactive tool that allows users to find crossings within their own community and creates weighted scores for motorized, non-motorized, and truck-specific traffic.

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