Jacqualine Fitzgerald (right) thanks the crew at Shaffer’s Auto Repair and Paint for their work on the merry-go-round at Murray Park in Kenton. The aging equipment was showing its wear and needed bearings

DOLA — The Hardin Northern School District remains on solid ground financially, according to the five-year forecast presented to the board of education on Wednesday evening. Treasurer Wes Potter said even with the many capital improvements completed this year at the school, the finances are still strong and the forecast is essentially unchanged since he presented the last update in May.

AA and Al-Anon Step Groups – 7 p.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 125 S. Johnson St., Ada. AA Fellowship – 7:30 p.m., Big Book/12 and 12, First United Methodist Church, 234 N. Main St., Kenton.

DUNKIRK — Dunkirk Grace United Methodist Church will host a trunk-or-treat event on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., prior to the Dunkirk community Halloween parade. Children are invited to the Grace parking lot where congregation and community members will pass out treats from the trunks of their vehicles. The church is