Twenty-eight members of the Hardin County Retired Teachers Association and one guest met at noon on Oct. 21 at the First United Methodist Church in Kenton. The host committee was chaired by Mary Lou McNeal, assisted by Charlotte Bell, Reba Coats, and Billie Thompson.

Kenton-Hardin Count Soroptimist Intl. congratulates Karen Kier as Club 250 winner for week 48. She will receive $100. This fundraiser helps to provide scholarships for local women and girls.

The Alger Memorial Festival Committee is sponsoring a country-style breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Alger Social Center, 210 N. Main St. On the menu are biscuits, sausage gravy, hash browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and a beverage for a suggested donation of $7.

TUESDAY, NOV. 1 S.O.L.O. (Supporting Our Loved Ones) – 5:30 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Kenton.

Jennifer and Craig Fleece of Kenton are parents of a 7-pound, 8-ounce, 20-inch girl, Beatrice Jean, born at 2:19 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital, Columbus. Grandparents are Rodney and Erna Seabert, Dewayne and Cathy Fleece and the late Ernie McCleese. Great-grandparents are the late Tivis and Beatrice Bolen, the late Wayne and Jean Hottman, …

Heather (Ashba) and Kevin Sedlock of Kenton are parents of a 6-pound, 9-ounce, 19-inch boy, Kysen Heath, born at 11:29 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital of Union County, Marysville. Grandparents are Beth and John Verbeek of West Mansfield, Doug Ashba of Kenton and Chester and Patty Sedlock of Prospect.

DOLA — Hardin Northern distributed pins to the students that had a 3.0 to 3.499 GPA for all of last year and pins and academic letters to the students with 3.5 to 4.0 GPA for all of last year at an awards assembly on Monday. Last year's seventh-graders (current eighth-graders) recognized for having a 3.5 or better were: Lance Good, Madison Grappy, Renee Newton, Brianne Rickle, Owen Wetherill, and Lucas Wilson.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale Middle School has announced its honor roll for the first nine weeks of the 2016-2017 school year.

MOUNT VICTORY — The Ridgemont Public Library, 124 E. Taylor St., Mount Victory will be hosting Jay Gillfillan of Ridgeway, a seminar speaker, tournament angler and avid outdoorsman who will be talking about hunter safety and beginner fishing from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 5.

Kenton City Schools preschool through grade eight students will not be in session on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 3 and 4, for parent-teacher conferences. The high school will be in session both days.