HARPSTER — The Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed a Harpster band on Monday afternoon. The robbery occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m.

McGUFFEY — Juli Dearing’s goal at Upper Scioto Valley School is to try to get her students to be “a little better at something every day.” Dearing, who was born and raised in Kenton, holds three roles at USV, serving as a high school and elementary physical education teacher, head volleyball coach and athletic director.

ADA — Monday is looking to be a busy day for Jason Pinkney. Sunny skies are predicted and the Ohio Northern University professor is not sure what sort of crowd to expect for the solar eclipse which is coming Monday afternoon.

BELLEFONTAINE — Earlier this year, Betty Bondi was selected to be the grand marshal of the Kenton Memorial Day Parade. It was an honor Bondi said she didn’t expect and will never forget, but the recognition she was given by a group of women in Logan County on Thursday morning is the icing on the cake.

The Ada Board of Education selected a new president and appointed a new member at its regular meeting on Thursday. Nancy Wood Allison was appointed to the vacant board seat, taking the place of Tara Griffith who resigned her seat at last month’s meeting.

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.

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.

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.

Improving the appearance of the community and getting some exercise in the process is the goal of a program developed by a Kenton family. Jerod and Amanda Hewitt, with their sons Ethen, 10 and Liam, 8, walked the length of North Main Street and back, picking up trash on Tuesday evening.