Private family services are planned for Deborah L. Bushong She died Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 at her residence.

Mass of Christian Burial for Peter R. Jones will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Columban Catholic Church, 894 Oakland Road, Loveland. Entombment will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Friends may call 5-8 p.m. Monday at Tufts Schildmeyer Funeral Home, 129 N. Riverside Drive, Loveland. He died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016.

Services for Roger E. Larrabee will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lucas-Batton Funeral Home in Upper Sandusky by Pastor Jed Brake.

Last spring, Seth Davis was looking for someone to job-shadow. At that time, he was an eighth-grader at Ridgemont and was hoping to find someone to show him the advantages of a career in maintenance. He turned to Dave Manns and that choice has changed his life.

Hardin County’s unemployment rate for October was 4.7 percent, an improvement from the 5.0 percent rate registered in September, according to a report released this week by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

With the help of fifteen volunteer rainfall reporters, the Hardin County Extension office has collected unofficial township rainfall data for the past 24 consecutive years.

‘Magic in the Snow’ is this year’s theme of Hardin Memorial Hospital Foundation’s largest fundraiser, the Mistletoe Ball. The black tie optional event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Hardin County Armory in Kenton beginning at 7:30 p.m.

We at Not By Choice are so grateful for all the support that we have been given. But one thing continues to amaze us is that a lot of you readers haven’t heard of N.B.C.

ADA — Britt Lauck poured in a team-high 20 points and added a career-best eight assists as the No. 23-ranked Ohio Northern women defeated Defiance 82-58 on Tuesday. The Polar Bears improve to 4-0 overall, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 1-2.

With the regular season starting this weekend, Ridgemont and Kenton got together for a final girls basketball scrimmage Tuesday night.