McDonald Grange representatives (from left) Tucker Hazelton, Jilli Hazelton, Melia Santillanez and Shelby Hazelton joined the volunteers at Helping Hands Outreach in Kenton in handing out toys, clothing and food to children and families for Christmas.

Rescue workers examine a bulk milk truck that went off the road on Wednesday morning, sending the driver to the hospital. Jeff Routt of Kenton was taken by Lifeflight to St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.

A total of $3,740 in cash is displayed after its seizure Wednesday at a Forest residence by the Hardin County Crime Task Force as part of an investigation into the illegal sale of prescription medication.

A third Amish family’s home was condemned Tuesday by the Kenton-Hardin Board of Health, but the order was postponed until after the holidays. The condemnation of Willie Petersheim’s house at 23255 CR 202, was because Petersheim had refused to seek the sewer permits required by law to be approved by the health department.

ADA — The wastewater treatment plant in Ada is set to replace its 20-year-old utility tractor, with council approving the purchase of a new one by utilizing funds received from AEP rebates. At a previous council meeting, Village Administrator Jamie Hall had made mention of needed funds to repair the current tractor, which is used to move pressed sludge from pressing to storage, and then to the container for removal.

Two drivers, including an Ada man, were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Hancock County on Tuesday morning. The accident occurred at the intersection of County Road 313 and County Road 9 in Liberty Township at 6:46 a.m. Shelby Tipple, 20 of Findlay, was southbound on CR 9 and had stopped for the intersection of CR 313.

The Kenton City Schools Board of Education on Monday night voted unanimously to begin the planning process for a new grades 7-12 school. The action doesn’t commit the board to pursue local funding toward construction of a new building.

The majority of people participating in an online survey believe Kenton City Schools should have a random student drug testing policy. The board presented results of the survey at its monthly meeting Monday night.

Nominations are being sought for the first class of the Kenton City Schools Alumni Hall of Fame. The initial inductees will be selected in March of 2018, it was announced at the KCS Board of Education meeting on Monday night.

It has taken about ten years for them to arrive, but construction on the wind turbines to be located on the Upper Scioto Valley farm land is slated to begin this week, according to Superintendent Mike Kis. The school leader reported to his board of education Monday night that Kent Truckor, Senior Manager for Business Development at Invenergy, contacted the school and announced crews are prepared to start building the turbines.