District Director of the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Terry Nicholson (second from left), presents Richard Kritzler with a certificate of appreciation for his nine years of service on the FSA Hardin County Committee (COC).

McGUFFEY — Holding a 16-point lead over Upper Scioto Valley early in the third quarter, the Ridgemont Lady Gophers surrendered a 10-0 run to see the gap close to six with just under three minutes to go in the stanza. Following a timeout, Ridgemont refocused and got nearly all its points back by closing out the third quarter with a 9-0 run before going on to finish off the Lady Rams, 66-51, in Northwest Central Conference play on Thursday night.

ADA — Ada and Lima Central Catholic were tied two minutes into the fourth quarter during their girls basketball matchup on Thursday night. A Lady Thunderbirds 35-14 advantage on the boards proved to be too much for Ada to overcome as LCC broke open the tight game with a 13-3 run over the next five minutes on the way to a 51-39 victory over the host Bulldogs.

U.S. Postal Service worker Tiffany Hipsher is all bundled up against the frigid temperatures while she delivers packages and letters to the customers on her route in north Kenton on Wednesday afternoon.

No injuries were reported in a fire early this morning that destroyed a house at 246 W. Letson St., Kenton. The Kenton Fire Department was dispatched to the blaze at 1:12 a.m.

CONCORD, Mass. — A renowned archeologist who started out life in Hardin County and had been compared to the fictional character Indiana Jones died last week at his home in Concord, Mass. Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Stager, 74, died on Dec. 29 after he sustained injuries in a fall, his daughter, Jennifer Stager, told the Times.

Hardin County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Barrett (left) swears in Gerald Purcell, representing the Amvets, to another five-year term on the Veterans Service Commission.

Tuesday was the coldest day of 2018 so far and members of the Amish community could be found taking advantage of the bumper crop of ice available. Several were reported throughout the southern portion of the county cutting through the thick ice and hauling it to their insulated buildings for storage when temperatures climb back to normal in the spring.

Ada coach Dre White liked the effort his team gave on Tuesday night against Fort Jennings. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs a solid effort was not enough to get back into the win column as the visiting Musketeers took advantage of a dominating effort on the boards to pull away for a 60-45 win in non-conference boys basketball action.

DOLA — Pandora-Gilboa outscored Hardin Northern in all four quarters on the way to a 33-28 victory over Hardin Northern in non-league girls basketball action on Tuesday night. The Rockets led 11-9 after eight minutes before outscoring the Polar Bears by a single point in each of the next three quarters.