Seven members of the Riverdale High School FFA were among 51 FFA members from Wyandot County who received the Chapter FFA Degree during an event on Feb. 4 hosted by the Upper Sandusky FFA. The Riverdale recipients were Jenna Bowman, Juleigha Collier, Nolan Courtney, Kacey Kramer, Danielle Little, Alyssa McCloud and Cayden Waller.

Benjamin Logan FFA members Bradey Ackley and Matt Black competed at the Tractor Troubleshooting Career Development Event placing 5th overall. The event took place at the John Deere Training Facility in Dublin.

Emma Elizabeth Jameson is a senior at Ada High School. Her parents are Jeff and Deanna Jameson of Ada. She plans to attend the Ohio State University and major in early childhood education. Emma has worked at Wendy's Restaurant in Bluffton and was a cashier at the Ada Swimming Pool over the summer.

A quick three inches of snow Wednesday morning made it difficult for some motorists to climb the hill on South Detroit Street in Kenton near the Hardin County Courthouse. The driver of the red car gave up, asked her passenger to have the cars behind her to back up as she backed onto Ohio Street, where she got stuck again and was pushed out by a passer-by.

LIMA — Riverdale had the momentum going into halftime of its girls sectional basketball contest against Cory-Rawson on Tuesday night, The Hornets wasted little time in stealing back the momentum in the second half as they pulled away for a 52-40 victory over the Falcons at Bath High School.

COLDWATER — Lima Central Catholic outscored Riverdale 12-0 in the third quarter to pull away for a 63-46 victory in a Division IV sectional semifinal game at Coldwater on Tuesday night. Faith Jenkins netted 17 points and had 7 rebounds and 3 assists to lead the No. 8 seeded Gophers, who kept the game close in the first half, trailing 15-11 after eight minutes and 33-29 at halftime before being shut out in the third quarter.

WASHINGTON — Rick Hudgel, a teacher at Kenton High School, was among Ohio residents who attended the EF High School Exchange Year’s February conference for International Exchange Coordinators (IECs), held in Washington DC.

Kenton Elks Past Exalted Ruler David Faulkner, chairman of lodge’s veterans committee, shares a Valentine's Day hug on Thursday with Wilma S., a Navy veteran and resident at Blanchard Place in Kenton.

Community service has been an essential part of life for Paul Osborne and his family. Already a Marion Township trustee, a member of the McGuffey Conservation Club, a board member for the Alger Public Library, a graphic designer and pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Lima, Paul recently added Alger Village Administrator to his list of services to the community.

Joe Schiavoni said he followed a simple formula that led to his being elected for 10 years to serve the Mahoning Valley (33rd District) in the Ohio Senate. "I listened every day to my constituents," he told members of the Hardin County Democratic Party on Saturday during their Presidents Day luncheon in Kenton.