By Martha Evans-Nau
Executive Director, United Way of Hardin County
We are looking forward to another United Way Day of Caring! This year marks United Way of Hardin County’s 60th Anniversary, and we are excited to continue doing the Hard-in Work throughout our community.
On August 20, we will kick off our 2026–2027 campaign and then head out to complete projects across Hardin County. Volunteers will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and you may request assistance for the full day, the morning, or the afternoon.
Clint Wilkins, age 14, is something of a train aficionado. He and his family tracked the Union Pacific’s No. 4014, a.k.a. Big Boy, from Continental to Bellevue, Ohio, when the steam locomotive made its way through Ohio on Saturday, June 6, as part of a coast-to-coast tour.
The No. 4014 is the world’s largest operating steam locomotive. It is making over four dozen whistle-stops of 13 to 30 minutes long.
