The Hardin County sheriff’s office has received calls regarding a check cashing scam affecting local residents. An ad was placed in the Kenton Times seeking Home Health Care workers. After responding to the ad, two Hardin County residents received text messages from a Katherine Dunn followed by the receipt of a check in the amount of $1650 each; mailed to the victims by priority mail.
The checks were drawn on Michigan First Credit Union in Lathrup Village, Mich. The victims were instructed to keep $400 and return the rest to an unknown address in Massachusetts.
Ohio Northern pulled away in the final 10 minutes to post an 81-60 victory over Capital in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Ohio Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament on Tuesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.
The third-seeded Polar Bears (18-8 overall) advance to Thursday's semifinals and will play at No. 24-ranked Marietta, while the sixth-seeded Crusaders end their season at 11-13.
ONU senior Lindsey Black (Urbana/Graham) scored a career-high 17 points to lead No. 24-ranked Ohio Northern to a 76-60 victory over Wilmington in the Ohio Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.
The top-seeded Polar Bears (22-4) advance to Thursday's semifinals and will host either fourth-seeded Otterbein or fifth-seeded Baldwin Wallace on Thursday evening.
The eighth-seeded Quakers end their season with an 11-15 record.
ONU sophomore Cameron Marous (Brecksville) scored with 44 seconds left in overtime to lift the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team to a 10-9 victory over Kenyon on Tuesday at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears (2-0 overall) rallied from a 5-2 third period deficit to sneak past the Lords (1-1).
Ada Kiwanis members turned into book worms Tuesday at the Ada Public Library.
Actually, members of the service club pitched in to help move books back to their proper place as construction of the library’s addition and renovation nears completion.
The library has remained open for patron use nearly every day since the major expansion began late last summer.
Books were somewhat out of order as they were moved here and there, depending on the construction work for the day; however library staff could head patrons in the right direction to find what they needed.
By Monty Siekerman
It was maroon and silver rather than purple and gold at Ada Schools on Tuesday.
Two additional photos below -
Students and staff were asked to wear the school colors of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in memory of the 17 students and teachers who died there at the hands of a gunman last week.
Gatekeepers, the newly-organized local chapter of the American Mental Health Alliance, asked those who would be at Ada Schools on Tuesday to wear the Parkland, Fla., school colors in memory of those who died and in honor of those who survived.
Jon Cross photographed with (L-to-R) Hardin County Sheriff Keith A. Everhart, Logan County Sheriff Randall J. Dodds and Hancock County Sheriff Michael E. Heldman.
A week after setting the all-time Div. III 800-meter run record at the GVSU Big Meet, senior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) has been named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Div. III Women's National Track Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week for her efforts at the Sliverston Invitational on Friday evening.
Richards was the first collegiate athlete across the finish line in the 1-mile run on Friday evening and finished second overall in the event.
Kyle Zimmerly heads into Ada High School wearing shorts on Tuesday...and why not with the temperature above 60 degrees and headed to a record high on Feb. 20. The thermometer was expected to hit 69. The record high in Ada on that date was 65, according to Intellicast. Wearing shorts, even on the coldest winter days, has been the style among the college set for the past several years.
Meet Jose. Jose is a 2 year old terrier mix. He weighs 23 pounds, Can you give Jose his forever home?
To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.
The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.
