MOUNT BLANCHARD — During their three-week visit to the United States, a group of eight Japanese college students have presented programs to residents of a nursing home. They have discussed their homeland with other high school students and Japanese international students at the University of Findlay.

The Hardin County Board of Developmental Disabilities will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at Simon Kenton School. The purpose is to discuss a potential contract and revisions in specific job descriptions.

Two Democratic candidates will be attending opening day at the Hardin County Fair on Tuesday. Robert L. Fry, candidate for the 5th Congressional District and David Pepper, candidate for Ohio Attorney General, will be at the Democrats booth in the Merchants Building to meet fairgoers. Fry is slated to arrive at 11 a.m., with Pepper scheduled to be there at …

The Kenton Board of Education will have a special meeting to hire personnel at 8 a.m. Wednesday in the board office.

How swiftly the summer days are passing! School is already starting this week. We enjoy living next door to our little parochial school.

Dr. Austin S. McKitrick, physician and surgeon, was founder of the McKitrick Hospital. Dr. McKitrick graduated with the class of 1886, from Ohio Normal University, now known as Ohio Northern University.

U.S. Rep. Bob Latta spent the day Thursday touching base with farmers in his district. The tour included two stops in Hardin County. Latta’s fifth congressional district is the leading agricultural district in Ohio and 23rd in the nation in corn production.

Two Kenton residents were injured and the driver is facing felony charges following a one-car accident Thursday evening in Taylor Creek Township, south of Kenton.

RIDGEWAY — The new Ridgemont preK-12 school, located on West Taylor Street in Mount Victory, is starting to take shape, according to Superintendent Emmy Beeson.

The Kenton Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday morning approved a variance that will allow a business owner to develop a weekend flea market on her property.