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Kenton City School students are gearing up for a four day weekend. There will be no school on Friday January 15 for records day. There is also no school on Monday January 19 for Martin Luther King Day. Classes will resume Tuesday January 19.

The United Way of Auglaize County will partner with the West Ohio Food Bank for a no-touch drive-thru food distribution Friday, January 15. Registration and line-up begins at nine a.m. across the street from the Auglaize County Engineer Garage on South Blackhoof Street in Wapakoneta, with distribution running from 10 until noon or the exhaustion […]

Wyandot County Public Health warns residents that a fake Messenger account using their name is making the rounds.  Complaints report a Messenger account calling itself “Wyandot Covid” and  purporting to be affiliated with Wyandot County Public Health has appeared in residents’ inboxes with discussion of the coronavirus vaccine.  Wyandot County Public Health calls it a […]

Two positions are available at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Applicants age 21 and over with a high-school diploma or equivalent and an active OPOTA Ohio Peace Officer certificate are encouraged to apply for the full-time road patrol Deputy Sheriff position. Candidates age 18 and over with a high-school diploma or equivalency may apply for […]

Dr. Blake Mathys of Ohio Dominican University has undertaken a search for owls wintering across Ohio. Dr. Mathys, a Union County resident, asks the public to search local evergreen trees, barns, garages, and silos (among other locations) for owls, and to submit any findings anonymously through the link on ohiodominican.edu/OwlProject. More information on the Central […]

Team Rubicon, a veteran-led service group, partnered with the United Way of Hancock County to distribute food to community members. 280 bags of food for schoolchildren and 200 boxes of food for senior citizens were packed by Team Rubicon members at the West Ohio Food Bank Saturday. More information on Team Rubicon may be found […]

The kennels of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office have taken in a stray dog. Russells Point Police report the dog was found lying beside the road near the post office, wearing a camouflage collar attached to a broken cable. Further details on the dog’s condition may be found by calling (937) 592-5731.

OhioMeansJobs Allen County will host interviews for Securitas in Lima Wednesday, January 13, from nine a.m. until four p.m. Securitas is looking for full-time licensed security officers with at least a high-school diploma or GED. Further details on tomorrow’s interviews may be found by calling (419) 999-0360 or emailing Alexandra.Brooks@jfs.ohio.gov.

Medicare recipients are warned of calls claiming to pertain to the replacement of their cards. Adrienne Shelton at WLIO reports the caller will ask for the information on the old card, which they say will be transferred over. Better Business Bureau West Central Ohio branch president Cheryl Parson says that the real Medicare is not […]

Interested potential members of the Hardin County Farm Bureau may obtain a recording of Tuesday’s virtual membership kickoff meeting. Items covered at the meeting include county membership goals and state membership prizes. Recordings may be obtained by calling (419) 447-3091 or emailing hardin@ofbf.org. The current Farm Bureau membership drive ends March 31.