ADA — Ada dominated the first half and cruised to a 50-25 Northwest Conference girls basketball victory over Lincolnview on Thursday night. The Bulldogs led 27-7 at halftime and did not let the Lancers get closer than 17 in the second half.

ARCADIA — Arcadia could not let Syndey Holderman keep beating them the way she did in the first half. She did not, but instead, Taylor Frey did. Holderman scored all of her 19 points in the first half, and Frey hit three 3-pointers in the third quarter to finish with 17 points as Riverdale cruised to a 71-51 victory at Arcadia on Thursday night.

A memorial service for Melissa Bailey will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Alger Assmbly of God Church. She died at 4:53 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 at Lima Memorial Hospital.

Services for Sandra Sue Newland will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton by Pastor Steve Walter. Burial will follow at Wolfcreek Cemetery. Friends may call 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

Possible drug activity was reported at Kenton Village.

Arrangements for James E. Gault are incomplete at the Clark Shields Funeral Home in Forest.

The Hardin County Commissioners are being asked to help pay to change the signs which welcome motorists to the county. President and CEO of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, Jon Cross, noted the motto appearing on the signs, “Hardin County - A great place to call home” has been changed to read “A great place to live, work and prosper.”

FOREST — The village of Forest will concentrate its efforts of attracting an industrial developer into one location. There are three properties which the village has looked at for being potential sites for industrial projects, noted Jon Cross, president and CEO of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance...

The Kenton Elks Lodge honored the Teenagers of the Month for January Thursday at the lodge. Honored teens from each of the six county schools were presented with gifts during the luncheon.