MONDAY, AUG. 21 Kenton Board of Education – 7 p.m., board of education office

The Southeast Hardin Ambulance District board meeting scheduled for Monday, Aug. 21 is being rescheduled to Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m.

The United Way of Hardin County will adopt a “Red, White and Blue” theme for its 2017 campaign and turn to the leaders of Ohio Northern University to spearhead the local efforts. The United Way set its goal for this year’s campaign at $220,000, said President Merleen Barnes.

BKP Ambulances rushed to the construction site of the new athletic building, north of Kenton High School, after a worker was struck by a backhoe on Wednesday morning.

Jawna Ferrell holds a sign in support of her son, the late Michael Ferrell, as she prepares for the fourth annual Michael’s Mission March and Rally Against Heroin on Saturday at the Hardin County Courthouse.

ADA — Property owners in Ada affected by Phase 1 of the Willeke Avenue Reconstruction Project will have the opportunity to pay their property assessment cost in full any time after the assessment is certified. At its regular meeting Tuesday night, council was presented with an example letter of what will be sent out to each property owner in the affected by the Willeke Avenue Reconstruction Project.

ADA — Plans are continuing for the 32nd annual Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's Harvest and Herb Festival in downtown Ada, according to David Dellifield, chamber president. This year’s festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16.

The Hardin County Recorder's Office reported the following transactions for July:

THURSDAY, AUG. 17 Ada Board of Education – 6 p.m., board of education office

When the Ohio legislature adopted tax incentives for the renewable energy developers in hopes of attracting investments in Ohio, they made their decisions with wind farms in mind. They allowed the owners of the land on which the turbines are located to avoid paying any property tax on the site, which would individually amount to an average of less than a half acre.