The Trophy Bassmasters had another successful outing at Lake Erie this past weekend as 14 anglers brought in 64 fish with a total weight of 149.94 pounds and 10 of the 14 members hit the five-fish limit. Once again John Clark proved his dominance as he easily bettered the field by over three pounds.

When the Ohio legislature adopted tax incentives for the renewable energy developers in hopes of attracting investments in Ohio, they made their decisions with wind farms in mind. They allowed the owners of the land on which the turbines are located to avoid paying any property tax on the site, which would individually amount to an average of less than a half acre.

Improving the appearance of the community and getting some exercise in the process is the goal of a program developed by a Kenton family. Jerod and Amanda Hewitt, with their sons Ethen, 10 and Liam, 8, walked the length of North Main Street and back, picking up trash on Tuesday evening.

A worker with Maier Concrete Construction of Huntsville smooths out the new infield at Kenton’s Waterworks Park on Tuesday. Upgrades to the ballfield also include new fencing, dugouts, bleachers and a concession stand, all part of a $300,000 Neighborhood Revitalization Grant received by Kenton last year.

With classes scheduled to begin in Kenton City Schools on Thursday, the staff was invited to get the school year off to a positive start by a man known at “America’s Educator.”

Caleb Sullivan, 2, waves to the crowd during the Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic parade on Saturday morning.

The perfect summer day drew a nice crowd to the event which featured activities for all ages.

DOLA — Among the corn and bean fields of Washington Township in northern Hardin County, a small city has sprung up this summer. Complete with a series of new gravel roads to transport the beehive of activity in the crowded parking lot of the trailer community, construction workers, electricians and engineers are hard at work preparing for the arrival of parts which will become the 30 turbines of the Hog Creek Wind Farm.

United Way of Hardin County board members Beth McKinley (left) and Deb Rall sell tickets for the annual United Way Football Drop to Steve Burggraf (center, left) and Skinny Russell outside the S&S Drive Thru in Kenton.

Young people went to the splash park at Murray Park in Kenton to cool off during one of the last days of summer vacation. Area schools are scheduled to reopen for classes in the coming weeks with Ada opening first on Tuesday and Kenton, Hardin Northern, Riverdale and USV all opening on Wednesday. Ridgemont’s first day of classes is slated …