Hardin County News

Warm sun and ample rain has always been foremost Hardin County's agricultural industry, but the county's newest farming operation may rely solely on the wind.

Jim Miller calls himself a 56-year-old cowboy. And he has the hat, gun and holster to prove it, not to mention a pretty fast draw.

It's been more than 70 years since western star Gene Autry lent his name to a repeating cap gun, but the outcome was so momentous it's still celebrated at the annual Gene Autry Days.

Jerry Lucas, known for his supreme basketball skills, is making a new name for himself - in field of education.

19-year old John Bennett was driving a pick-up towing a car when he failed to stop on County Road 195 while crossing 309.

Kenton Police have arrested two for heroine possession. Aaron Stuckey and Tianna Prater were sitting in a parked car at the Hardin County Dog Pound when officers took a look.

Hi everyone. By now you've watched the scene from the National Spelling Bee as a 13 year old Kansas girl won the top prize.

The Kenton Police Department and the Hardin County Special Response Team arrested two in a heroine investigation.

Les Gilliam, "The Oklahoma Balladeer," will be one of the featured entertainers during this year's Gene Autry Days in Kenton.

There were giggles and shrieks of joy Tuesday as the yarn ball wrapped in a sock sailed over the small, white wooden building.

MARION - Through children services, 75 children were in foster care with families in 2008.

Ida Rupp Public library has recently received donations to its Bataan Collection, one of the nation's largest and best developed collections of books and research materials on the Bataan Death March.

Two Hardin County investigators were honored Tuesday night for their work to apprehend a Virginia fugitive in March.

Whether it's giving a pint of blood or support to disaster victims, the American Red Cross relies on volunteers for 97 percent of the work it does to help the community and those in need.

This morning the Hardin County Sheriff's Department is looking for a suspect who abandoned a stolen vehicle between Forest and Kenton.

The first vendors meeting for 2009 Hardin County Farmers Market will be March 18 at 6 p.m. at Ths.

American Rail Center says a location near Kenton is one of five under consideration.

The elevator that malfunctioned while carrying a correctional officer and an inmate is back in service this week.

KENTON - A Multi-County Correctional Center officer and an inmate were injured Thursday morning when the elevator they were riding in the Hardin County Courthouse suddenly reversed direction and then came to an ...

Dan "Danny" Preston, 73, died at 3:50 a.m. Feb. 14, 2009, at Kenton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.