DOLA — Students at Hardin Northern will be sharing their talents with the community during their annual Talent Show on Friday. In addition, Mrs. Cano's 7-12 grade art students will have their work on display for the public to view and the fourth and sixth grade classes will be exhibiting their project-based learning work from this year.

Members of Cub Pack 121 collected 30 bags of nonperishable food items during their Scouting for Food drive on Saturday in Kenton. The food was donated to Helping Hands where it can help individuals in need within the community.

Kenton Elementary School has awarded its monthly leadership award based on students displaying attributes that include The 7 Habits as well as virtues such as Citizenship, Respect, Responsibility, Empathy, Caring, Teamwork, Fairness, Honesty, Cooperation, Integrity and Perseverance.

Blue Star Mothers OH32 Chapter met Feb. 22 at Amvets Post 1994, Kenton. The meeting was called to order by President Kathy Tracy with 11 members and associates presents.

McGUFFEY — The Upper Scioto Valley School District's new leader’s roots are deep in the district. At its monthly meeting Monday evening, the board of education announced it will be offering the job of superintendent to Craig Hurley later this spring.

The newest member of the Kenton Police Department, Patrolman Kollin Stollar (center), was introduced at the Kenton City Council meeting on Monday night. With him are Chief Dennis Musser (left) and Field Training Officer Chad Fenwick.

A crew from Crates Excavating tears down the former Kenton City Schools bus garage on Monday. The garage was sold to Cocca Development as part of the sale of the former Hardin Central School property.

The month of February was a busy one for the Kenton OHP FFA chapter. On Feb. 2, members Garrett Thomas and Devan Dulin competed in the Agriculture Industrial Diagnostics Systems contest at the John Deere training center in Plain City. The two placed eighth overall at the district level.

Through her involvement with Prevention Awareness Support Services (PASS) in Kenton, Robin Oates has learned more about her community and the ways in which it can be made healthier. Robin has been with PASS – formerly the Partnership for Violence Free Families – since December of 2016 and is the project director for its Strategic Prevention Framework grant and the coalition coordinator for the Hardin County Community Coalition.

Mekenzie Jolliff (right) was crowned the 2019 Hardin County Pork Industry Queen during Saturday’s Pork Producers banquet at St. John’s Evangelical Church in Kenton. Joining her is the 2018 queen, Alexa Lowry.