Cassie Collins (left) leads the members of the Hardin County YMCA’s Summer Theater Camp in a rousing rendition of “Do-Re-Mi” from “The Sound of Music. The group performed on the steps of the courthouse Friday to the delight of family members and fans.

The Kenton Area Swim Team held its end of season banquet on Wednesday night. Special awards were handed out for highest points, most improved and a new annual service award created last year called the Merrill and Kim Kaufman Service Award.

Riverdale Softball 10u won the Hancock County League championship game against Fostoria on Monday. Team members are (front, from left) Addi Manns, Makaya Ledesma, Alexis Ratliff, Clarissa Wickman, Jayne Corron, Mariah Hagerty, Khloe Bash, Ava Manns, Cloe Caldwell, Carmen Dahill, Anna Kimbrell, Ava Mullholand.

ALGER — Quickstep Pentecostal Church of God, located south of Alger, will have a Homecoming Service at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 29. The Anointed Hearts will be singing at the service, with Rev. Holly preaching.

Karen White and Brandon Watkins were united in marriage at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Yokahama Beach (Makaha, Hawaii), by Elias A.M. Parker. The bride is the daughter of Kash and Isabel White of Dunkirk.

Area veterans of the Vietnam War gathered for a covered dish picnic on Saturday, July 14 at the farm of Dick and Carol Wilcox off County Road 106, Kenton.

Skye Shaffer (left) and Kiley Bailey, members of Jumbo Junior Farmers 4-H, pick up a dozen baby chickens they will raise to compete in the market hen show at the Hardin County Fair in early September.

The Kenton Little League 12u All-Stars prepared for their trip to the state tournament in Canton this weekend with a practice and scrimmage on Thursday night. The squad, which won two of three games from Maumee last week to win the district 10 championship, is the first Kenton team to make it to the state tournament since 2012.

The Kenton High School class of 1945 met at Henry’s Restaurant on July 14 to celebrate their 73rd year since graduating. There were 10 class members and 7 guests in attendance. Jean Pich welcomed everyone.

A new program at Hardin County Job and Family Services aims to help low income families offset some expenses of sending their children back to school. The Back To School Shoe Voucher Program, which begins Monday, July 23, was created by Director John Folk as a way to do something extra through the agency for the community, said Income Maintenance Supervisor Chris Wireman.