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KENTON__OhioMeansJobs Hardin County is hosting a student and adult Career Expo and Job Fair. The event will be held on Tuesday, November 14, with the morning session will be open to Hardin County students only.

The event is FREE and open to the public from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Hardin County Fairgrounds, Community Building, 14134 County Road 140, Kenton.

The Ada Exempted Village Schools will hold the November Board Of Education Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16.

Board Members are:

Matt Gossman
Amy Mullins
Ronald Fleming
Ted Griffith
Matt Fisher

Hear updates regarding water quaility in the Blanchard River watershed and learn about the important work of the Blanchard River Watershed Parnership at its 2023 Annual Meeting.

Ricky DeWayne Morrison, age 63, of Alger, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his family. 

He was born on April 29, 1960, in Kenton, Ohio to the late Harlin and Lola (Bailey) Morrison. Ricky was previously married to Sandra Mulholland.

By Paula Scott

The State of Ohio Purple Star Advisory Board has selected Ada High School to be among the 511 active Purple Star Schools in the state for 2023. According to the Ohio Department of Education, over 14,000 students in the state are part of military families. The Purple Star award is given to “schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military.”

In the early morning hours of November 7, detectives from the Hardin County Crime Task Force were requested to assist the Kenton Police Department in the investigation of a possible shooting that occurred in the 400 block of Levings Street in the city of Kenton.  

During the investigation, a search warrant was issued for a Levings Street residence, where detectives seized a quantity of suspected drugs including fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription pills, and marijuana.  

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