France Lake at Kenton’s Saulisberry Park was alive this morning with the honking of geese who seemed to be enjoying the exceptionally warm February weather. The mercury is expected to push up near 70 degrees by Friday before falling to more seasonable levels for the weekend. Times photo/Dan Robinson

A phone tip was received of a 17-year-old female reported to be with a registered sex offender at his home. The juvenile was found and taken home. The specifics of the incident are currently under investigation.

More than 100 Kenton High School students have been introduced to welding in the past two years. Reopening of the school’s welding lab is part of the advanced manufacturing curriculum offered through Ohio Hi-Point Career Center at KHS and the former Northwood building.

Sale of the former Hardin Central property is finally official. Kenton Board of Education President David Haushalter said closing on the sale was completed on Feb. 1. Cocca Development, Ltd., based in Boardman, Ohio, agreed to pay $550,000 for the 12-acre tract on East Columbus Street at Jacob Parrott Boulevard.

Two Hardin County sheriff’s deputies use their flashlights to check out the scene of an accident east of Ada on Ohio 81 that occurred about 6:45 p.m. Monday.

ALGER — Members of the Alger council said they were nearly scammed, but will use the experience to their advantage. Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart met with council Monday night and discussed his investigation into Blue Line. Two representatives of the company visited council earlier this month and offered to establish a police department at no charge to the village.

ADA — Larry J. Merlo, president and chief executive officer of CVS Health, delivered the Sebok Pharmacy Lecture at Ohio Northern on Feb. 16. “As change accelerates in health care, pharmacy can drive important solutions in the areas of cost, quality and access,” Merlo said during his remarks.

A theft was reported at Walmart. Amber R. Motter, 505 E. North St., reported that when she arrived home, she found the door to her residence standing open. Numerous items inside the house had been disturbed, but it is unknown what items are missing.

BOWLING GREEN — Rodney Rogers has always gone through life trying to make the most of opportunities. Doing so has taken him from his hometown of Kenton to places such Cleveland, Oregon in the Pacific Northwest, overseas to France and back to northwest Ohio. Since 2011, Rogers has been serving as provost and senior vice president at Bowling Green State University where he is “making sure that we are delivering a world-class education for our undergraduate and graduate students.”

There were no life-threatening injuries as a result of an accident Saturday morning on Ohio 53, north of Grant at Township Road 74.