Kenton City Schools is ready to begin the process for consideration of a new combined middle school and high school for the district. Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski said Kenton will be up for funding through the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission in 2020.

New staff members for Kenton City Schools were introduced at the school board meeting Monday night. They are (from left, front row) Alleynne Gonzalez, KES educational/bus assistant; Samantha Gomez, KES 5th grade teacher; Chelsea Miller-Goecke, KMS educational assistant; Ashley Newman, KES intervention specialist; Nikki Lambert, KMS intervention specialist; Stephanie Goodrich, KMS intervention specialist; Lakean Holly, KES media/educational/bus assistant; Tammy Ludwig, KMS cafeteria;

After nearly 10 hours without water, the City of Kenton Water Department restored water service to residents Tuesday morning, with a boil alert issued along with the restoration. According to the water department, the delay was a result of changes in the original plan to fix a water leak by repairing a band on a water line on Detroit Street, a fix that was scheduled to take place between 11 p.m. and midnight.

HUNTSVILLE — A Kenton man was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a one-car accident near Huntsville. Fred Markley, 81, was transported by MedFlight to the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus with incapacitating injuries, according to a report from the Marysville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol provided by the Bellefontaine Examiner.

DUNKIRK — An occupied residence in Dunkirk with numerous code issues is set to be recommended for condemnation. During the regular meeting of the Dunkirk Village Council on Monday night, members learned that a notice had been sent by Shane Lotts of the Kenton-Hardin Health Department to Ricky Lytle, the owner of 130 Pioneer St.

TUESDAY, AUG. 21 Ada council – 6:30 p.m., council chambers Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin County District Library Board of Trustees – 3:30 p.m., library conference room

Young people attempt to clear the rotating padded bar on the Meltdown ride during Kenton Kids Day on Saturday afternoon.

Members of the band Hott Lucy perform Saturday afternoon during the Kenton Little League’s Ballpark Bash fundraiser. The events included five bands from the Lima and Columbus area headlined by New Frontiers, a Journey Tribute band.

Incoming Ohio Northern University students were given an opportunity to get to know their new community better and contribute to it at the same time. The annual Ada Community Engagement (ACE) event sent Polar Bear freshmen to work washing the Ada-Liberty fire trucks, weeding gardens, painting buildings, assisting residents at Vancrest and performing a variety of other community service deeds.

The Ohio Northern University has received one of the beautification awards from Keep Hardin County Beautiful for the month of August. Mark Bricker and his staff have the grounds looking beautiful this summer.