State Sen. Cliff Hite shares a story about Brutus, the Ohio State University mascot, during the summer reading program at the Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin County District Library on Tuesday.

Members of the Salvation Army board will be conducting their regular meetings every other month at restaurants in the county. The change of location will allow the board an opportunity to discuss the needs of the local community, said member Robin Oates.

In the two months the officers in the Kenton Police Department have been wearing body cameras, Chief Dennis Musser said they have been a sound investment. The decision to purchase the individual cameras was partially a financial consideration, said Musser.

Carson Brown, 7, is pictured with one of his four catches at the first Family Fishing Day at Veterans’ Memorial Park’s Boy Scout Lake on Saturday, June 4. It was hosted by the Hardin County Family YMCA and sponsored by the Ohio Department Of Natural Resources Division Of Wildlife.

Firefighters battled the flames and the heat during a barn fire Saturday morning at 16449 Ohio 31, south of Kenton. The family told firefighters they were burning trash when the wind caused the fire to get away from them and travel to the structure.

ADA — Bruce and Saundra Neely have been members of the Ada community for 42 years and have enjoyed providing funeral services and support for area families. The Neelys are funeral directors at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, which serves both Ada and Alger.

Guests enjoyed a perfect afternoon Sunday for the seventh annual Family Fun Day at Simon Kenton School. There were games and rides for the children, classic cars for the adults and food for the entire family during the event.

An Amish barn was destroyed by fire today between Mount Victory and Kenton on Ohio 31. The family said a trash fire picked up by the wind ignited the structure.

McGUFFEY — For the first time in more than a decade, the McGuffey park on Thursday was filled with children swinging from the monkey bars and chasing each other among the playground toys as their parents looked on.