MOUNT VICTORY — Ridgemont wants to put more focus on career planning for students. Principal Sally Henrick told the school board, at its meeting Wednesday night, that the district needs to answer the question, “Where do we want our students to go?”

Additional police dispatching through the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is going smoothly, Sheriff Keith Everhart reported Tuesday. It was one of the subjects the sheriff covered in his monthly report to the county commissioners.

The Kenton-Hardin Health Board gave a home owner in Dudley Township another five months to address the nuisance issues at his property. John Bennett Jr. told the board Tuesday night he has made progress on cleaning the yard around his home, but needs more time due to the winter weather and financial costs.

Hardin County’s unemployment rate for December ticked down to 4.2 percent, according to information released Tuesday by the Ohio Bureau of Labor Market Information. That is a slight improvement from the 4.3 percent jobless rate posted in the county in November.

There will be access to the Hardin County Fair in September on Letson Avenue in Kenton, even if the road reconstruction project is not completed. Safety Service Director Jim Hites told the Times this morning that the city’s engineering firm, Choice One, will make this clear to whatever firm is awarded the contract.

Kenton will pair its street funding with an Issue II grant to pave South Leighton Street in 2017. Mayor Randy Manns told City Council on Monday night he was recently made aware of the Issue II funding available for the project by Mark Doll, director of Hardin County Regional Planning.

Kenton City Councilwoman Patti Risner is tired of seeing lawns littered with couches, chairs and mattresses.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale Education Foundation recently received its largest donation since being established. The Riverdale Board of Education heard from the foundation’s chairman, Jeff Knedler, at its regular meeting Monday night.

Hardin Memorial Hospital has a fresh new look for 2016 after replacing external signage that was more than 30 years old. The new signage reflects the hospital’s long-term relationship with OhioHealth, one of the largest and top five healthcare systems in the country.

Those traveling in the area of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Kenton have likely seen Jeffery Tigyer and his three Dobermans outside getting some exercise. Tigyer, the parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception, has been training his three “boys” since they were puppies.