Members of Kenton City Council’s Finance Committee went through city budget requests line-by-line in a bid to pare more money from the 2017 spending plan on Tuesday night. Entering the evening, general fund budget requests totaled $4,423,900.

The race for the Jan. 3 Hardin County commissioner’s seat was a roller coaster ride Tuesday. And it’s not over yet.

Hardin County 2016 General Election Results, unofficial totals

Hardin County voters supported levies for most of the issues in Tuesday’s general election. The glaring exception was the pond/splash park initiative in Forest. The plans to replace the town’s swimming pool went down to defeat by a vote of 222 in favor to 306 against.

A Kenton man was sentenced Tuesday to a total of 12 years in prison for several sex charges involving a young girl in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. Thomas J. “TJ” Todd was convicted Sept. 30 by a jury of four counts of gross sexual imposition and a charge of disseminating material harmful to juveniles.

Bruce McPheron is the “mayor of Ohio State,” he told juniors and seniors from Kenton, Ridgemont, Hardin Northern and Upper Scioto Valley Monday afternoon. But his journey to become second in charge at The Ohio State University began in the hallways of Kenton High School.

ADA — Ada-Liberty Township Fire Chief Jay Epley has a saying that when one of his firefighters does something he does not like, they are going to “roll hose forever.” “Now I'm not saying I didn't like this, but Rob (Gibson) _ assistant chief or not _ is rolling hose forever,” Epley joked about the man who nominated him while accepting the Ada Distinguished Citizen of the Year award Monday night during the 51st annual Town and Gown Banquet at Ohio Northern University’s McIntosh Center.

ALGER — The Alger Board of Public Affairs and the village council each found themselves facing a dilemma at their meetings Monday evening. In following orders from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the board last month ordered eight businesses to install back flow prevention devices on their water sources by the end of business today or face a disconnection.

ALGER — A visitor to Monday night’s Alger council meeting informed members a village official had allowed contaminated soil and pavement to be unloaded in the town dump. Les Dunlap said he had allowed a contractor to use one of his trucks, not knowing the purpose for the loan.

DUNKIRK — Village growth and attracting businesses was on the minds of the Dunkirk Village Council at its regular meeting Monday night. Councilman Dan Marshman told his fellow council members about a county luncheon workshop meeting he attended two weeks ago which featured Ohio State University professor Ned Hill speaking on how to attract new businesses to towns and villages.