DEFIANCE — The Kenton Lady Wildcats have been able to overcome some struggles at the free throw line throughout the early part of the 2017-18 basketball season. On Friday night at Defiance, those struggles at the charity stripe finally proved to be costly for the Lady Wildcats.

Amish farmers brace themselves against the freezing wind with an umbrella as they transport ice on a wagon on a Buck Township road. The bitter cold temperatures are expected to give way to milder readings next week. Times photo/Dan Robinson

New 1st District State Sen. Rob McColley has learned he has a lot of territory to cover. The Republican from Napoleon started out Thursday from his home, traveled to Defiance, then to Bryan in Williams County and Ottawa in Putnam County.

ADA — The Ada Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a subject who robbed the 302 Carryout in Ada on Wednesday night. At approximately 11:30 p.m., police said an unknown white male wearing a dark blue hoodie and dark colored sweat pants robbed the store at 302 S. Main St., Ada, of an undisclosed amount of money.

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.