A Kenton man has been sent to prison for 35 months and labeled as a Tier I sexual offender after having sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl and providing her with drugs during a high school football game last summer. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey's office, Andrew James Allen Albert, 19, 135 Harding Ave., Kenton, met the girl at a Hardin Northern game and the pair entered the school without permission.

A clinging snow Thursday stayed around in the frigid sunlight Friday, leaving an area covered with burr weeds at the entrance of Lawrence Woods looking more like a field of marshmallows. The temperatures are expected to continue to be cold today, but a slight warming trend is predicted for the remainder of the week. Times photo/Dan Robinson

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Marshall Wolowitcz announced this week that a second financial advisor, Doug Carmean, has joined his office in Kenton.

Mackenzie P. Phillips, 11224 TR 205, Kenton – speeding 42 mph in a 25 mph zone, fined $25.

I am musing today about the sacrifices of our many men and women in uniform. With it being Pearl Harbor Day we think of those who were involved in World War II. The number of those who remain is getting fewer. We owe them a debt of gratitude.

CAREY — The 47th Carey Ecumenical Christmas Concert is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 9 at 4:30 p.m. at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation, 315 Clay Street in Carey. The choir is co-directed by Jack Gerding and Patricia Murphy, and the accompanists for the choir are Joy Orians and Ruth Coldwell.

Zack Shelton and 64 to Grayson will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 at Flat Branch Church of Christ, 6435 CR 130. A free will offering will be collected.

Hardin County sheep producer Dave Burkhart was named the 2018 Charles Boyles Ohio Master Shepherd of the Year at the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium held December 1 in Wooster.

Members of the Ridgemont second grade (top photo) share Christmas songs with the 130 senior citizens who attended the annual Senior Citizens Dinner on Thursday at the school.

McGUFFEY — The Village of McGuffey will be hosting a Neighborhood Revitalization meeting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Village Hall, 404 Courtright St. A free breakfast will be held prior to the meeting at 9:30 a.m.