FOREST — Promoting economic growth and improving Forest are two goals of the Forest Community Improvement Corporation. During the quarterly meeting of the village government and business leaders Tuesday, the CIC announced that a number of good things are going on in Forest.

DOLA — The father of a Hardin Northern senior asked the school’s board of education to allow his daughter to walk through graduation ceremonies with her class even though she will not receive a diploma at this time. Board members listened as Paul Rowe addressed them, but before they adjourned from their meeting Wednesday, they made no changes to their current policy.

TJ Carter encountered many tears along the way in the process of writing “Back the Lane,” a story of her family’s struggles while growing up the McGuffey area. From bone diseases, to gunshots, to tornadoes and destruction of the family home, “Back the Lane” is the story of the Watts’ hardships over the years.

DOLA — Hardin Northern will change its requirements for background checks for adults accompanying children on field trips starting next year.

Kenton Police Chief Dennis Musser suffered minor injuries when a high speed pursuit involving a Lima man and the Ohio State Highway Patrol ended in a collision with his patrol car Tuesday afternoon on Ohio 309 about three miles west of the city.

McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley High School will hold its 2016 commencement at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20 in the fieldhouse. Eight of the graduates have been named to the USV Honor Court.

ADA — The Lima Symphony Orchestra’s Fourth of July show at Ohio Northern University in Ada now has financial backing from the village following Tuesday night’s council meeting.

McGUFFEY — The pilot program started at Upper Scioto Valley and two other districts this year to train students in workforce skills is growing by leaps and bounds. Superintendent Dennis Recker told the board of education Monday evening USV, Indian Lake and Fairlawn will be joined this fall by another 15 districts in the Straight A Grant.

Kenton City Schools will implement a standards-based report card for K-2 students in the fall. The move represents a “philosophical shift in instruction and assessment,” said Julie Simmons, Kenton Elementary School principal of curriculum and instruction.

Kenton City Schools continues to show a strong financial outlook. The district’s five-year forecast, presented at Monday’s board of education meeting, shows the district maintaining an unreserved fund balance in excess of $4 million.