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A Hardin County man is sentenced to 150 hours of community service and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine after a large fish kill in the Scioto River. 73-year-old Mark Shepherd was also sentenced to 12 months probation and must pay more than $22,000 in restitution to the Division of Wildlife for the value of the dead fish. More than 43,000 dead fish were collected, including smallmouth bass, flathead, catfish, and minnows.