NBC-4 Columbus Weekend Anchor Hattie Hawks (right) and her dog Max visit with Hardin County Dog Warden Tammy Ervin and Coco at the dog shelter in Kenton on Thursday morning.

Plenty of free fun is on tap during the annual Kenton Kids Day at Wharton Park on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. Mayor Randy Manns said there will be “tons of activities” for kids, including some new attractions.

ADA — The Village of Ada is looking into the possibility of using assessments on Willeke Avenue to help with the funding for the street project coming up next year. During a Utilities Committee meeting following the regular council meeting on Tuesday, Village Administrator Jamie Hall discussed with council Ada’s debt outlook with the planned and proposed street projects.

Last year, there were 10 people who died of opioids overdoses in Hardin County, according to Sheriff Keith Everhart. This year there have been a total of 29 overdoses reported and seven deaths through the first six months of 2017. The Kenton-Hardin Health Department is partnering with the Hardin County Prosecutor’s Office, the sheriff’s office, Hardin Memorial Hospital and the Hardin County Coroner’s Office in a program to reduce the growing numbers.

As a man who enjoys his history, Richard Lawson believes he’s leaving his mark on Hardin County as the courthouse’s maintenance supervisor. Lawson is in his sixth year at the helm, but he has served the department for 12 years, previously working in an assistant position.

It was acceptable to get dirty Saturday at the Ada War Memorial Park as volleyball players played in the mud to raise funding for Down Syndrome research.

Three of the 120 cyclists who rode from Young’s Dairy near Yellow Springs arrive at the Ohio Northern University campus on Saturday.

The first time Everett Clinger of Kenton rode in an airplane, he vowed it would be his last. Clinger was at a county fair when he flew for the first time.