Barbara Hardt: owner, publisher, and more

The Mountain-Ear

Barbara Hardt: owner, publisher, and more

After working at several of the usual places around Nederland – the B&F, Eldora, the Pioneer Inn – and over a decade working with Doc Joe at his veterinary clinic, Barbara Hardt took a job with The Mountain-Ear in 2006. She had no newspaper experience, so the publisher put her in classifieds. Barbara had a knack and a passion for the business. In only a matter of months, she was handling just about every task that putting out a newspaper entails…