Seventh and eighth graders in Kenton Middle School’s Dimensions show choir will be “dreaming big” this year. “Dream Big” is the theme for the 2015-16 Dimensions show. The director is Todd Daquino.

The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 215 E. North St., Kenton, will be holding its annual summer festival on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. with plenty of food and entertainment for all.

Several contested seats in Hardin County will be decided this fall in the general election. The deadline for filing non-partisan petitions to run in November was Wednesday at 4 p.m.

ADA — The population of Ada will double this weekend with visitors coming from throughout the area to War Memorial Park for the 102nd annual Farmers and Merchants Picnic. President Bernie Mackey said between 4,000 and 5,000 people normally attend the event and with nearly perfect weather expected, he is predicting a capacity crowd.

A Ridgeway man was found to be in violation of his community control release agreement in three cases and was sent to prison for four years in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Matthew C. Radcliffe, whose last known address was Ridgeway, was found to have violated his agreement from a 2009 case in which he was found guilty of robbery.

BELLEFONTAINE — The first day of school for Benjamin Logan students in grades 1-12 will be Thursday, Aug. 20. Kindergarten orientation will be on Aug. 20 at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Recycling will be offered Tuesday, Aug. 11 for Blanchard Township/Dunkirk and Mount Victory/Hale Township residents. Blanchard Township/Dunkirk recycling will be at 152 N. Main St. in Dunkirk in the parking lot of the former Price Funeral Home.

FOREST — In 1973, the depot which had been the hub of the Forest community, had fallen on hard times. The Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads had closed the door in the decade earlier and the huge brick building was considered a nuisance.

ADA — Jim Meyer, administrator for the village of Ada, outlined to council five possible sewer line projects that will be studied by Choice One Engineering. At a utilities committee meeting following the regular council meeting Tuesday evening, Meyer discussed each project, beginning with flooding on North Simon Street.

GAHANNA — AEP Ohio awarded a Rate Stabilization Program, Retention and Expansion Grant to International Paper that helped secure a 250,000 square foot expansion of the Kenton plant, doubling its manufacturing space. The facility is part of International Paper's Foodservice business, which manufactures fiber-based hot and cold cups, food buckets and containers, plates and lids for the foodservice industry.