The Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club held its second meeting of the year on Sunday, March 10. We started our meeting with roll call to take attendance, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and our 4-H pledge.

It didn't take much persuading for Invenergy to expand its planned Hardin Solar Enegy Center from 1,100 acres to 4,393 acres, said Gabe Klooster. The project practically sold itself. Phase I of the project has been approved by the Ohio State Power Siting Board and the expansion of 3,293 acres is in the approval process with a public hearing taking place Thursday at Kenton High School. The hearing was set to allow residents to voice their concerns about the plans, but only two people expressed opinions on the giant solar fields, which will produce a total of 270 megawatts from the two-phase facility.

ADA — The students in Melody Veltri's English Composition Class at Ada High School learned that childhood experiences in a small town in northwest Ohio are not all that different from living in a village on the other side of the globe. Their teacher on Thursday was Irfana Majumdar, who lives in Varanasi, India, but is currently a student at Ohio Northern University. She and her husband, Gaurav Saini, are attending ONU on a Fulbright Scholarship and are artistic residents in the theater department of the school.

DOLA — Hardin Northern recognized its winter sports athletes at an awards banquet held on Wednesday night. Boys basketball players receiving special awards were Nevin Robson, offensive player of the year; Owen Wetherill, defensive player of the year; Hunter Jolliff, most improved player and Cody Wilmoth. Polar Bear Award.

The Kenton/Hardin County Soroptimist Club met Thursday, March 7 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Kenton. President Laura Ferguson called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. with a welcome to the 24 members in attendance plus four guests.

The United Way of Hardin County came up short of its goal in the 2019 campaign. Board of Trustees President Merleen Barnes announced at today's annual meeting that the drive brought in $188,519 in pledges for the current year.

Contestants participate in the competition at "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," a musical production being performed this weekend at Riverdale High School.

The seniors at the Hardin County Council on Aging Senior Center had a Swiss Day. They had an scavenger hunt and talked about Switzerland.

Luke Underwood (left), Deputy Hardin County Engineer, was guest speaker at the March 5 meeting of Kenton Rotary, He is pictured with club Treasurer Russ Berger and President Russ Blue.

MOUNT VICTORY — One hundred years ago, the Church of Christ in Mount Victory expanded. Just 17 years earlier, the main portion of the church was dedicated and the congregation had grown to the point that it was becoming increasingly difficult for the members of the Sunday school to conduct classes.