This Friday, Sharon Newman will be putting her last book back on the shelf at the Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin County District Library in Kenton. After 33 years, Newman, the library’s assistant director/technology coordinator, will be retiring to spend more quality time visiting her daughter Lindsay and her family in California, as well as some more time in her pool.

It was a beautiful fall day to take a wagon ride through the woods, one of the many activities Sunday at Forestry Field Day at the McBride Farms Woods near Dola, sponsored by the Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District.

OTTAWA — Competing in the regional cross country meet in Tiffin is becoming something of a norm for Upper Scioto Valley junior Brady Hipsher. The Ram junior advanced to regional competition for the third year in a row on Saturday on when he finished ninth out of 89 runners in the Division III District 1 meet at Ottawa Park.

McGUFFEY — As Upper Scioto Valley’s Kolton Keith stays after school to practice with his team this coming week, he knows next Friday night will be his last game as a Ram. The end of an athlete’s high school career is normally difficult on the student and his parents, but it will be an especially bittersweet experience for Jerry and Jade Keith.

First responders from throughout Hardin County prepare to travel in a convoy to Bellefontaine Friday morning to participate in the funeral services for volunteer Southeast Hardin EMT Krista McDonald.

ELIDA — After falling behind 21-0 in the first quarter, the Kenton football team made play after play after play to put itself in a position for a victory in the fourth quarter on Friday night. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, after they took the lead, quarterback Isaac McAdams regained his form guiding the Bulldogs on the go-ahead touchdown lead and their defense shut down Kenton’s offense in the final two minutes as Elida pulled out a 51-50 victory over Kenton.

At the State Library of Ohio in Columbus, the librarians in Hardin County have a nickname. They are known as the Hardin County Five. That moniker was earned by the librarians from the Mary Lou Johnson Hardin County District Library in Kenton, the Ridgemont Public Library, the Ada Public Library, the Forest-Jackson Public Library and the Hardin Northern Library in Dunkirk because of the cooperation and teamwork the group displays in helping each other.

Twenty-seven juniors and four seniors were tapped for induction into Benjamin Logan High School’s National Honor Society during a ceremony in the school auditorium.

The Kenton boys soccer team can put a numeral on the banner inside the KHS gymnasium for the first time in 12 years. The Wildcats took care of business at home on Thursday night, getting a pair of first half goals from Drew Hoppe and a second half tally from Hayden Hicks to defeat Celina 3-0 and claim the school’s first sectional title since 2004.

ADA — Holding an 11-3 advantage over Pandora-Gilboa in the first game of a Division IV sectional final volleyball match, Ada surrendered its lead and lost 27-25. Using the second set as a regroup, the No. 3 Lady Bulldogs looked more like themselves and went on to defeat the No. 9 Rockets the next three sets for a 25-27, 25-10, 25-19, 25-7 victory.