Hardin Memorial Hospital recently held a meet and greet for their associates and medical staff to welcome new neurologist, Sumaiya Salim, MD. Dr. Salim will be seeing patients in the Hardin Memorial Hospital Specialty Center the third Wednesday of every month. Her areas of expertise include epilepsy/seizures, stroke, neuropathy and electroencephalography (EEG).

What started as a bicycle ride for Austin Heil and his friends has evolved into a late summer event for the community to raise funds to battle Cystic Fibrosis. The third annual Cursive Ohio Cystic Fibrosis Charity Ride is planned for Saturday, Aug. 31 starting at Ada’s War Memorial Park.

Kenton’s Jacob Eversole runs with the football during the Wildcats “jamboree” scrimmage against Ben Logan on Friday night.

Members of Ohio Northern University's Orientation Student Leaders welcomed new students and their parents to the ONU campus Thursday. Students from various organizations in the university helped assist with moving items into dorms and directed traffic on a busy day on campus.

McGUFFEY — Hardin Northern earned its first win of the season Thursday night, putting away inter-county foe Upper Scioto Valley in straight sets, 25-13, 25-16 and 25-18. The Northwest Central Conference match victory gives the Polar Bears a mark of 1-1 overall on the season, 1-0 in the conference. The Rams fall to 0-3, 0-2 NWCC.

It was a rough start to the season for the Kenton volleyball team on Thursday night as North Union swept the Wildcats 25-15, 25-16, 25-10 in a non-league matchup. After falling behind 6-0 in game one, the Wildcats rallied to get within 7-4 before North Union regained control, taking leads of 18-10 and 21-13 before putting the game on its side of the scoreboard.

A crew works at the site of the electric substation for the Scioto Ridge Wind Farm at the intersection of County Roads 180 and 85 at the Lynn and McDonald Township line.

ADA — The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce unveiled a new logo at its Wednesday morning breakfast meeting at the Ada Public Library. The new logo replaces one with several decades of use, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.

Kenton senior Hannah Holland has been known for her goal scoring ability after putting the ball in the net 18 times in each of the past two years for the Lady Wildcat soccer team. The Wildcat senior showed she is more than just a one dimensional player on Wednesday afternoon.

Despite hitting the post three times in the first half, the Kenton Wildcat boys soccer team carried a 2-0 lead into halftime at home against the Ada Bulldogs on Wednesday night. The Wildcats kept up the pressure into the second half and it eventually paid off, adding the third and fourth insurance goals to take the 4-0 victory, winning the 309 Cup and moving to 3-0 on the young season.