THURSDAY, JAN. 10 Mount Victory council – 7 p.m., chambers Forest council – 7 p.m., chambers Ada Board of Education – 6 p.m., board of education office; reorganizational meeting followed by regular monthly meeting

The Upper Scioto Valley Board of Education will hold its re-organizational meeting followed by the regular January meeting on Monday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. in the board room at the school.

ADA — The Ada Village Council held its organizational meeting prior to its regular meeting on Tuesday, agreeing to re-elect Don Fleming as council president. Also during the meeting, council agreed to keep all committees the same as 2018, with former councilwoman Beth Fenton’s spots to be filled by new councilman Ken Lauria.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 Hardin Northern Board of Education – 6:30 p.m., computer lab; reorganizational meeting followed by regular monthly meeting Jackson-Forest Ambulance Board – 7 p.m., township hall

Kenton City Council unanimously voted to override Mayor Randy Manns' veto of the 2019 city budget during a special meeting Monday night. A super majority of council was needed to support the override, which council accomplished via a 6-0 vote, to officially enact the budget.

DUNKIRK — The Village of Dunkirk currently suffers from recurring flooding issues on the north end due to an undersized culvert just east of U.S. 68 in the 1,600 block. Assistant Hardin County Engineer Luke Underwood spoke with council about the issue at its regular meeting on Monday. Underwood noted that the culvert is located outside of the village on a ditch the county maintains next to an Ohio Department of Transportation right-of-way.

Mark Watkins is the new president of the Kenton Board of Education. He was elected to the post at the board’s reorganizational meeting on Monday night. Doug Carmean will serve as vice president.

A substitute teacher or classroom assistant recruitment fair is slated Wednesday at the Kenton Board of Education office in the former Oaklief building. Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski reminded people about the training session at Monday night's Kenton school board meeting. The event, which will run from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., is sponsored by the Midwest Regional Educational Service Center, which is recruiting substitutes for all schools in the county.

ALGER — It took a while for the Alger council to be called to order Monday night. Mayor Von Summa did not attend the session due to a family situation and council president Ethan Hunt was late for the meeting. With four members present, there was no one present with authority to call the meeting to order.

TUESDAY, JAN. 8 Hardin County Airport Authority – 4:30 p.m., airport Ada council – 6:30 p.m., council chambers Ridgeway council – 7 p.m., chambers