A 300,000-square-foot warehouse for International Paper is being proposed at the south edge of Kenton. Shane Cochran, senior civic engineer with H&M Architects/Engineers of Jackson, Tenn., outlined the project this morning at a meeting of the Kenton Planning Commission.

DOLA — A partnership between the St. John Lutheran Church and the Hardin Northern School District is making it possible for elementary school students to have meals over the weekends.

Area residents will have a chance to get their fill of food and football this evening on Kenton’s downtown square. The Buckeye Bash will feature 12 food trucks/trailers staged around the square for the tailgate portion of the festivities beginning at 5 p.m. Shortly after 8 p.m., the Ohio State-Wisconsin football game will be telecast under the stars on a jumbo screen.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale Local School District is asking its voters to approve a three-year, 1 percent income tax renewal on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Randy Rogers is being challenged to retain his seat as a Hardin County commissioner in this year’s general election on Nov. 8. The Republican incumbent is facing off against Democrat Joe Hord, a former Kenton councilman, in the Jan. 2 term for the commissioner post.

Early voting for the 2016 election is off to a good start in Hardin County. Board of Elections Director Sandra Bookmyer said today that people were waiting in line outside the board’s door in the basement of the courthouse when voting began Wednesday morning.

MOUNT VICTORY — With cold, nasty weather just over the horizon, the Village of Mount Victory is beginning the process of getting estimates for removal of hazardous trees.

FOREST — The vintage machine gun on display beside the pond at Gormley Park has become a safety concern to Forest officials.

The Spoketacular Fall Bike Ride, sponsored by the Hardin County Family YMCA, is slated Saturday in Kenton. Organizers are hoping for a nice turnout, noting the weather outlook is for partly sunny skies with temperatures rising to the low 70s.

A Kenton man was sent to prison for nearly five years after he was found guilty in a jury trial in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Charles Rey Featherston, also known as Charles Ray, Carlos Charles and Carlos Reye Featherston, 527 S. Detroit St., Kenton, was sentenced to a total of 57 months...