If you don't like the idea of a book club, perhaps you might enjoy a simple book study. A book study is different from a book club because you don't have to commit to a weekly or monthly gathering amongst others.

Lawrence Valley Grange met Feb. 23 at the Plaza Inn, Mount Victory. Members were reminded of the Degree Work Day Feb. 27 at Goshen Grange.

THURSDAY, FEB. 25 AA and Al-Anon ACOA Hope – 7 p.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Ada. AA Fellowship – 7:30 p.m., Big Book/12 and 12, First United Methodist Church, 234 N. Main St., Kenton.

Hardin Northern senior Morgan Madison was inadvertently left out of Tuesday’s story about Northwest Central Conference girls basketball postseason honorees. Madison earned honorable mention recognition after averaging 2.3 points and 4.3 rebounds a game for the Polar Bears.

Services for Donald B. Crawford will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Eichholtz Daring and Sanford Funeral Home in Belle Center by Pastor Kevin Smith. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Belle Center with military honors provided by the Logan County Veteran Honor Guard.

The family of James A. “Big Jim” Miller will hold a memorial service to celebrate his life at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hepburn United Methodist Church by Pastor Calvin Waugh. Private burial will be in Otterbein Cemetery at a later date.

Age, 71 rural Kenton Arrangements for Robert V. “Bob” McCaughin are pending at Schindewolf-Stout-Crates Funeral Home in Kenton. He died at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at his residence.

UPPER SANDUSKY — A Kenton woman sustained non-incapacitating injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Ohio 67 north of CH 109 in Pitt Township in Wyandot County on Tuesday night. Mandy M. Steele, 22, was transported to Wyandot Memorial Hospital after the 10:20 p.m. crash, according to a report from the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office.

An officer was dispatched to a reported of an abandoned vehicle in the 800 block of N. Detroit Street. Four days prior, the vehicle’s tires had been chalked, and the vehicle had yet to be moved.

The Hardin Leadership Steering Committee is seeking participants for the 2016 class who are looking to develop themselves into positive leaders within the county. The monthly classes are held at various locations around the county and feature such themes as Public Speaking and Presentation Skills, Not For Profit Organizations and Principles of Economic Development to name a few.