A 16-year-old female for failure to control, court ordered: carteens, 30-day license suspension and fined $35

A few years ago, I suffered greatly on the cross. Quite literally. It was Palm Sunday. We decided to engage in the practice of stripping the altar. We take all the items off the altar and leave it bare, then rebuild it on Easter morning. It is a wonderful visual for Holy Week.

As the mother of a special needs child, Beth Bell recognized a need for that portion of the population to have options in their daily care. After her son graduated from high school, she resolved to offer him and others with special needs new opportunities, but she wanted her new business to be unique.

Jared Poling, fourth year intern from Ohio Northern University and volunteer Julie Crowe show some of the items donated for the Hardin County Family YMCA Radio Day Auction set for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The phone number for bidding is 419-673-4141.

Had Tristan Alan Mendenhall arrived in Hardin County Common Pleas Court with a proper attitude, the Kenton man probably was facing community service for possession of heroin. That didn't happen. Instead, Judge Scott Barrett sentenced Mendenhall, of 510 N. Oak St., Kenton, to nearly a year in prison, according to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey's office.

The former fiscal officer for the Roundhead McDonald Park Board has been charged with multiple crimes. According to a press release from Prosecutor Brad Bailey, Jennifer Kathleene Henkle faces charges of theft in office, money laundering, tampering with records and attempted theft in office for a period between June 16, 2017 and Sept. 21, 2017 while she was in office.

Helping Hands and Bob and Marcia Hoovler are sponsoring a free community meal on Saturday, March 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Helping Hands, 100 Cleveland Ave., Kenton. The menu consists of a baked potato, green beans, meatloaf and dessert.

The Hardin County Council On Aging board has decided to proceed with its bus garage project. It had been reported earlier that the cut in Ohio Department of Transportation funds would force the board to delay its plans, but Director Betty Bibler said construction of the garage will continue.

MOUNT VICTORY — A parent of a Ridgemont High School freshman challenged the school’s cheerleader selection process for the 2019-2020 year after her daughter did not make the squad. Jamie Manns told Ridgemont school board members, at their meeting Thursday, that her daughter Sage was cut from the team following spring tryouts on March 8.

Jeffery Alan England, Lima, was observed walking through a parking lot in the 200 block of E. Carrol Street. An officer confirmed that there was a warrant for his arrest out of the Allen County Municipal Court. He was arrested and taken to the county line where he was turned over to a deputy of the Allen County Sheriff’s Office.