The Hardin County Recorder’s Office reported the following transactions for September: Financing statements filed, 6; financing statements released, 1; deeds filed, 136; mortgaged filed, 100; amount of mortgages filed, $59,479,992; releases filed, 75, partial releases filed, 1; land contracts filed, 4; power of attorneys filed, 3, easements filed, 1; other instruments filed, 56; military discharges filed, 2.

TUESDAY, OCT. 10 Hardin County Airport Authority – 4:30 p.m., airport

ALGER — The finance committee of the Alger Village Council will meet on Monday, Oct. 16 following the council meeting.

MOUNT VICTORY — The Ridgemont Board of Education regular October meeting has been changed from Oct. 26 to Thursday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. in the conference room.

Shacota Gayheart, 426 W. Carrol St., was issued a summons for failure to confine a vicious dog. An employee of Save-A-Lot reported that two young males came into the store and each of them took a bottle of vodka off a shelf.

An officer was requested at Arby’s for a report of a possible attempted break-in overnight.

MOUNT VICTORY — Being a “destination restaurant,” the Plaza Inn enjoys a wealth of local customers as well as those who travel from near and far. Whether it’s seeing the regulars or meeting new faces, Plaza co-owner and Mount Victory native Joan Wagner loves working with them all.

Kailey Keng, 6 (left) and Katie Keng, 4, concentrate on painting their pumpkins Saturday morning at the first Mount Victory Pumpkin Festival.

Ohio 117, just south of Roundhead, has been rescheduled to close Oct. 25 for approximately three weeks for a culvert replacement. Traffic will be detoured onto Ohio 235 and U.S. 33 back to Ohio 117. Work will be performed by VTF, Celina.

The Hardin County Board of Elections has announced early voting hours for the Nov. 7 general election. Voting will take place at the board office in the courthouse basement as follows: Wednesday, Oct. 11 through Friday, Oct. 13 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16 through Friday, Oct. 20 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 …