Bob Simmons (left), president of the Ohio State Alumni Club of Hardin County, fishes out some fossils brought by guest speaker, Dr. Mark Kleffner, a professor of earth sciences at the OSU Lima campus.

The Hardin County Ambassadors assisted the staff at the Kenton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in celebrating the opening Wednesday of the facility’s new dialysis center for its residents.

The Lady Wildcats had four girls play in the Western Buckeye League All-Star Softball Game representing the East Squad, including senior Molly Pees, senior Jenna Clum, junior Faith Purtee and junior Alivia Purtee. The East Squad won the game 4-2. Pees was 1-1 with a walk and an RBI single, Clum was 1-2 with a single and a run scored, and Alivia Purtee was 1-2 with a single as well.

The Ohio State Alumni Club of Hardin County recognized students who received scholarships through the organization during its annual dinner on Wednesday night in Kenton.

Above, Pookee, the honeybear, hangs by its tail from the arm of trainer Javon Stacks of the Exotic Zoo as it enjoys a banana and entertains the young people at the Hardin Northern Public Library’s Summer Reading Program in Dunkirk.

Bob and Audrey Wood play the didgeridoo and rain stick to a steady beat for children attending the Forest-Jackson Public Library’s Summer Reading Program event in the pavilion at Gormley Park.

UPPER SANDUSKY — Kameron Hall of Harding and Mallory Graham of Mt. Gilead tied for first place at the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association's first tournament of the season held at Lincoln Hills on Tuesday. Playing in the 18-hole round from the blue tees, the 16-18 pair each shot 80. Hall won the one-hole playoff with a par.

FINDLAY — Kenton Elks Lodge 157 was well represented in seven of eight competition brackets at the Northwest District Elks Soccer Shoot held in Findlay on June 2. Taking second place in their respective ages were: Lucas Bayes (U8 Boys), Owen Haudenschield (U10 Boys), Ellie Minter (U10 Girls), Austin Gerlach (U12 Boys) and Wyatt Gerlach (U14 Boys). Coming in third place were Avery Haudenschield (U8 Girls) and Ruby Styer (U12 Girls).

There was plenty of activity at Forest’s Gormley Park on Monday afternoon. At left, Lorne Missey of Ohio Tree Carvings sands the surface of the large eagle he and his father, Matt, crafted from a tree at the park.

No one was seriously injured when two trucks collided this morning at the intersection of Ohio 292 and County Road 180, just south of Kenton. According to a deputy at the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, a box truck operated by Bruce LeVan of Lima was traveling eastbound on CR 180 and failed to yield.