McGUFFEY — As Upper Scioto Valley’s Kolton Keith stays after school to practice with his team this coming week, he knows next Friday night will be his last game as a Ram. The end of an athlete’s high school career is normally difficult on the student and his parents, but it will be an especially bittersweet experience for Jerry and Jade Keith.

First responders from throughout Hardin County prepare to travel in a convoy to Bellefontaine Friday morning to participate in the funeral services for volunteer Southeast Hardin EMT Krista McDonald.

ELIDA — After falling behind 21-0 in the first quarter, the Kenton football team made play after play after play to put itself in a position for a victory in the fourth quarter on Friday night. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, after they took the lead, quarterback Isaac McAdams regained his form guiding the Bulldogs on the go-ahead touchdown lead and their defense shut down Kenton’s offense in the final two minutes as Elida pulled out a 51-50 victory over Kenton.

BELLEFONTAINE — Benjamin Logan looked set to take an 8-7 lead into halftime against Urbana on Friday night, but a last-second 47-yard touchdown pass from the Hillclimbers changed that. First ruled incomplete, the call was changed to a touchdown as time in the half expired.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont was taken down by Northwest Central Conference foe Riverside by a score of 45-7 in Friday night’s football contest. The Gophers sit at 0-9 overall, 0-6 with the loss. Riverside improves to 6-3, 5-1.

The Missouri Tigers beat the Georgia Bulldogs 12-6 to win the Kenton Midget Football championship recently. Pictured are the Tiger players, cheerleaders and coaches.

Emmerson Ann Shoemaker, being held by her great-great-grandmother Peggy Ann Wilcox-Lantz, completes five generations of her family. Joining her are (from left) great-grandmother Tina Wireman, grandmother Jeni Hall and mother Kaylee Ann Newton.

The Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers (MGV) brought back two state awards from the Ohio MGV Conference held Sept. 29-30 at The Ohio State University in Columbus. ‘Invasive Species Media Series’ was recognized as state winner for the Invasive Species Outstanding MGV Project award category for medium sized groups at this annual conference.

ADA – Award-winning science writer and journalist David Quammen will deliver a talk at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts at Ohio Northern University.

Hardin Northern Elementary has announced its students of the month for September, pictured at right. They are, not in picture order, kindergarten: Alex Chamberlain, Logan Warmbrod, Reagan Camper, Brody Halsey, Jaxon Paugh, Jacob Ayers, Xavier Wireman, Jyles Conley, Jayda Brown, Ali Chamberlain;