ALGER — Vandals apparently damaged the Alger Park in broad daylight Sunday afternoon. Mayor Von Summa said he had driven past the park, located on the northern edge of the village, twice earlier in the day and things appeared to be normal at those times.

What started as a way to make a little extra money doing electrical work at the Hardin County Fairgrounds ended up becoming a labor of love for Clair “Squire” Latham. Squire, who got the nickname from his uncle when he was about 7 or 8 years old, worked as an electrician for AEP for 38 years, retiring in 2000.

Area residents enjoyed the fun activities at the 2018 Ada Harvest and Herb Festival.

While people know the student athletes of the Kenton City Schools as Wildcats, there has never really been just one specific ‘”Wildcat” logo used to identify the district. That is until now. When the new school year began, the district unveiled a new logo family that it hopes will help set Kenton City Schools apart form other districts around Ohio that also use a Wildcat logo.

The Sept. 11 meeting of the Ohio Kit Witswas called to order by President Laura Ferguson. Eleven members and one guest Debbie Sterrett responded to roll call by displaying their current knitting projects. Cheryl Cosart submitted the secretary’s report by email to all members.

Riverdale High School class of 1973 had its 45-year reunion at the American Legion Hall in Forest on Aug. 18. There were 36 (29 pictured) classmates that attended the supper out of 141 graduates. Submitted photo

A crew of workers from the Amherst Greenhouse collects some of the 80,000 potted mums they have grown over the summer.

Devin Rowe of Kenton recently donated the proceeds from the first Josh Born Memorial Softball Tournament to Lima UMADAOP, Inc. Devin planned and spearheaded the event in memory of his uncle. The tournament held at Waterworks Park on Sept. 1 to raise awareness of the loss caused by overdose.

During the month of August, Extension volunteer rainfall reporters received an average of 4.78 inches of rain. The most rain for this month, 6.60 inches, fell in Lynn Township as measured by Jan Layman. The least rain reported during the month, 3.10 inches was reported in Cessna Township by Madelyn Lowery and 3.12 inches was reported in McDonald Township by Jerry Stout.

Bruce and Saundra (Louthan) Neely are celebrating their 50th anniversary. The couple were married on Sept. 14, 1968 at the Medina United Methodist Church.