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COLUMBUS__Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that Washington and Monroe counties are the first in the state to fully implement Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1). Governor DeWine made the adoption of NG9-1-1 across Ohio a priority of his 2024-2025 Executive Budget to improve emergency response times and ultimately save lives.

HARDIN COUNTY – The Hardin County Dairy Service Unit is offering a dairy scholarship. The application is available online at www.go.osu.edu/25scholarshipsandroyalty with applications due April 17.

Questions can be directed to scholarship committee chairperson Peggy Cahill at (419) 674-6400, [email protected], or 11950 Lydia Lane, Kenton, OH. 43326.

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Provided by OSU Extension in Hardin County

The tenth annual Hardin County Horse Banquet will be held on Saturday, February 15 at the Kenton Moose Family Center. 

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for a silent auction to raise funds for the scholarship and food will be served at 6:00 p.m. Banquet tickets this year are $12 for adults and $10 for ages 18 and under. A child’s meal is $6.50 with kid-friendly food.

Reservations need to be made by February 10 by calling the following Hardin County Horse Club Advisors or committee members: Jonda Cole, Wendy Hooker, Ashley Haudenshield, Laura Gossard, Cinda Bame, Ranee Liedel, or Greg Liedel. 

COLUMBUS—On January 12, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the creation of a working group to examine how missing persons cases are investigated and offer recommendations for improvement.

Members of the new Missing Persons Working Group will review and study Ohio’s resources and response to adult and juvenile missing persons cases including database usage, law enforcement staffing and training, and investigation best practices.

The Missing Persons Working Group will convene its first meeting at the Ohio Department of Public Safety on January 23, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Recommendations are expected to be issued at the end of April.

COLUMBUS__On January 13, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that 28 colleges and universities in Ohio will receive a total of $7.5 million in funding for security projects that enhance the safety of students and staff.

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