Workers who have been helping to build the Marathon pipeline project through Hardin County took time out from their jobs on Thursday to pitch in on projects in Kenton.

The Kenton Area Swim Team StingRays split a dual meet with Bluffton on Thursday evening. The StingRays won the girls meet 344-320, while Bluffton took first in the boys meet 457-174.

LIMA — Styx, the band from Chicago that rose to top-hit status in the 1970s and early 1980s with songs that included "Lady," "Come Sail Away" and "Blue Collar Man," will perform Tuesday, Nov. 14 at Veteran Memorial Civic & Convention Center.

President Hope Myers welcomed 20 attendees to the last meeting of 2016-17 of Kenton-Hardin County Soroptimist International. Shirley Green led the Pledge of Allegiance and Norma Frederick led the Soroptimist Grace.

DOLA — The Hardin Northern Board of Education is moving forward with plans to construct an athletic complex north of the school. The board, at a special meeting Wednesday night, approved a resolution to advertise for bids for Phase I of the project which includes the construction of a softball field as well as renovation of the current baseball facilities and construction of a gravel parking lot between the two.

Two of the six Kenton Elks Lodge 157 shooters took first place in their age brackets at the Northwest District Elks Soccer Shoot-Out in Findlay on Saturday, June 3. Taking first place were Ellie Minter (U8 Girls) and Camden Hicks (U14 Boys).

PORT CLINTON — The Trophy Bassmasters finally got to catch more than 1 or 2 fish per member as they made their first trip up north to West Harbor and Lake Erie. Since the season is closed to possessing bass, the club uses a measure to weight conversion chart.

In coordination with the Kenton Kroger company’s “Build your own Burger” campaign over the Memorial Day weekend, the Hardin County Beef Ambassador Team of (from left) McKenzie Jolliff, Brian Searson and Madisen Jolliff, promoted and sampled ground beef, as well as spoke to customers about the beef industry at the store. Submitted photo

Miguel Flores takes a tarantula from “Dr. Insecta” during a performance at the Alger Public Library on Tuesday afternoon to kick off the library’s summer reading program, “Build a Better World.”