MEDIA RELEASE___Join the Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District at the 2026 Annual Meeting Customer Appreciation Event at 5:00 p.m. on August 20, Hardin County Fairgrounds Shelter House, 14134 Letson Ave. Kenton, OH 43326. This event is free, and all are welcome.
Voting will take place for the election of two Board of Supervisors members. Candidates are Dave Snider, Blake Willeke and Trent Watkins. Read candidate profiles here.
A catered meal by 101 Smokehouse will include pulled pork or pulled chicken, green beans, potato salad and ice cream.
From the Ada High School "football moms": These boys will graduate in the spring of 2027; they are our Ada Bulldogs 2026 Football season seniors. Pictured here with their biggest fans, their mamas. All 10 seniors are looking forward to kicking off their season. They have a home scrimmage this Friday, August 14.
Bluffton's Don Burris joins the Icon's Work In Progress Wednesday series with a full DIY remodel of his 1915 kitchen.
Burris notes that this included "removing five layers of flooring, moving the bathroom door, and having new electric installed.
"I then installed new hickory cabinets, butcher block countertops, subway tile backsplash, laminate flooring and new appliances. I took advantage of the corner windows and installed a corner sink. It was a complete overhaul."
Karen A. Epley, age 82, of Ada, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2026 at OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton.
She was born on September 23, 1943, in Hardin County, Ohio, to the late Carl and Lois Viola (Ellis) Moe.
Karen is survived by her two children: Phil (Deana Downing) Epley of Ada and Abby (Bob) Gould of Lima; three grandchildren: Seth (Jessica) Epley, Jared Parker and Danielle (Braden Schick) Parker; five great grandchildren: Brynlee, Sylvia, Halynn, Harlow and Izzy; and sister, Mary Mathewson of Bluffton.
Thunderstorms on the morning of Monday, Augst 10, have resulted in regional flooding and power outages in Kenton.
The Kenton Times has reported that power lines are down on Columbus St.
The City of Kenton has issued this statement:
TRAFFIC & SAFETY UPDATE
Citywide power is currently out, and multiple areas around town are experiencing high water. Additionally, power poles are down on East Columbus Street.
