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KENTON– Rita Radway, Treasurer of the Hardin County Republican Women, delivers a check to the Hope for Everhart Committee Chair, Brice Beaman.  

The Republican Women are conducting a t-shirt sale and have raised $2,000.00 to date. The organization made the donation to the committee to assist Keith Everhart with his medical expenses following a liver transplant.  

For information about purchasing a t-shirt, please visit the Hardin County Republican Women’s Facebook page and for more information or to host an event you can visit https://hopeforeverhart.com/

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Fourteen members of the 1965 Hardin Northern graduating class and two former members, five spouses and one guest enjoyed a reunion earlier this summer at the home of Barbara Willeke Haynes. The afternoon was spent visiting. A short business meeting included mention of each member who has passed since the last reunion and memorials were given in their honor.

The United Way of Hardin County has announced the 2023-2024 Honorary Champaign Chair is Joy Bischoff, President at OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital and OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital.

The United Way comments, "Joy has been an inspiring leader at OhioHealth since 2003. Most recently holding the position of Chief Nursing Officer at Marion General and Hardin Memorial Hospitals. During those years as a clinical leader, she gained knowledge and a passion for hospital operations which ultimately led her to a promotion in 2021 to president of Hardin Memorial Hospital.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association and its six District Athletic Boards have awarded $169,000 in college scholarships to 169 recent high school graduates following selections made by each of the OHSAA’s six District Athletic Boards. 

Athletes from the Bluffton and Ada Icon readership areas receiving OHSAA scholarships are:

Arda Dastan, Findlay 

Jared Griggs, Arlington 

Jacob Hershberger, Harrod Allen East 

Hailey Hochstettler, Findlay Liberty-Benton 

Samantha Scoles, Bluffton

The following Community Letter by Interim Superintendent Dennis Recker was posted on the Ada Schools website on August 1.

Dear Ada School Community,

Thank you for selecting me to serve as interim superintendent for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. To have had your board of education allow me to serve as the lead administrator of a district that "aspire(s) to excel in all areas of the school experience" aligns with my personal/professional belief of what a school can provide its students, staff, and community when it fulfills its obligation to provide the needed resources to provide the best education possible for their youngsters. In turn, Ada's staff will fulfill its obligation of providing the highest levels of instruction, caring, and mentoring of the students entrusted to us as administrators, teachers, coaches, advisors, and classified support personnel.

Hardin County 4-H held livestock interview judging on July 27. The top ten percent of each project species earn an Outstanding Achievement in Livestock Award.

The following members received an Outstanding Achievement in Livestock Award:

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