Evelyn (Oates) Lotz (front row, third from left), 95, is a surviving member of the original teaching staff when Hardin Central opened in December of 1939.

Ashley Heberling of Kenton and Taylor Deckard of Fort Wayne, Ind., are parents of a 6-pound, 8-ounce, 20 1/2-inch boy, Lachlan Vincent Heberling, born at 2:28 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at Wyandot Memorial Hospital, Upper Sandusky. Grandparents are Patty Heberling of Kenton, Melanie and Grant Dias of Van Wert and Ronald Miller of Fort Wayne, Ind. The infant is …

ASHLAND — Jessica Perkins of Kenton is a member of Ashland University's AU G.I.V.S.

The monthly meeting of the Western Ohio Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association will be Tuesday evening, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. in Van Wert.

Crock Pot Socials will be held the fourth Thursday of the month, January through October, at the Alger Public Library.

ADA — There will be a senior dance from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Restore Community Center, 210 N. Main St., Ada.

TUESDAY, FEB. 10 Ohio Knit Wits – 7 p.m. at Hardin Memorial Hospital.

Kenton Middle School has released its academic honors for the second quarter of the 2014-2015 school year.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale Elementary has released its honor rolls for the second nine weeks of the 2014-2015 school year.

Ridgemont High School student Marcus Radcliffe has earned a $1,000 grant to establish his own business. The grant comes from CF Industries through a National FFA SAE grant.