ADA — For more than a century, Cole Motor Sales has been a staple of the Ada business community. It survived two world wars, the Great Depression and saw business after business come and go in the community. But the changes in the automotive world proved to be more than the local dealership could survive.

CELINA — Friday night’s game at Celina started out in a fashion very similar to the Kenton’s trip two years ago to face the Bulldogs on the road as the Wildcats threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage.

The Alger Fire Department was dispatched to a burning house just to the east of the village limits on Township Road 92 on Thursday. No information was available at press time on the owner of the house or the cause of the fire.

Hannah Holland scored the game-winning goal with 29 seconds left in the game to lift Kenton to a 4-3 win over Wapakoneta in Western Buckeye League girls soccer action on Thursday. The goal came on a rush from the right flank in which Holland got past a Wapakoneta defender and snuck the ball past a diving Wapakoneta keeper before putting the ball into the empty met.

Jared Lehman says the Hardin County YMCA needs to do more to promote its facilities and mission to the community. He said people need to “realize the gem” they have in the YMCA in Kenton.

The village of Forest paid tribute to the first responders who lost their lives on the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, during services Wednesday morning. Organizer Kate Parthemore and Police Chief Donnie Southward prepare to ring the bell installed at the all-weather pavilion in Gormley Park to recall the times of the attacks on the buildings.

ADA — ReStore has become a staple in the Ada business and spiritual community since it opened several years ago. People have come to rely on it for their financial, social and spiritual needs, said Executive Director Robert Kanzig. It will continue to address the various needs of residents in the area, said Kanzig, but with a new name and director.

The ribbon is cut to officially welcome the public to the new location of KudoStudio at 14 N. Main St., Kenton. A big crowd attended the open house which featured wine and cheese.

After going two straight games without scoring a goal, the Kenton Wildcat offense was hungry to put some balls in the back of the net. On Tuesday evening, the Wildcat boys made up for those two games by scoring nine times against Western Buckeye League foe Defiance, earning the 9-0 home win to move to 6-1-1 on the season, 2-1 in the conference.

The new electronic sign made its debut at the 2019 Hardin County Fair. Board members Dan Beale (left), Janie Seiler and Jack McBride stand with the sign at the main gate of the fair grounds.