When the Make A Wish Foundation told Kaylee Ritter she was eligible for a trip with her family, the Kenton High School sophomore at first thought of attending a concert or seeing the sites of Europe, but then settled on a trip to Hawaii.

OTTAWA — Despite a quick start, Kenton ultimately couldn’t withstand the defensive pressure exerted by Ottawa-Glandorf, surrendering 101 points in a 101-57 loss on the road Friday night. The defeat drops Kenton to 11-7 overall, 2-5 in the Western Buckeye League.

McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley rallied from an early 12-point deficit to grab a one-point lead late in the fourth quarter of its Northwest Central Conference boys basketball game against Elgin on Friday night. The visiting Comets though were able to split a pair of free throws to tie the game.

FOREST — Forest village officials call one of their workers a “hero,” but Jeff Moore brushes off such talk and said he was just in the right place at the right time to potentially save a life. Village Administrator Wes Davis made the town council aware of Moore’s response to an incident which took place on Jan. 10.

A lone gunman robbed the Kenton Rite Aid store of an undisclosed amount of narcotics Thursday night. According to a release from Kenton Police Chief Dennis Musser, a the gunman entered the store at 130 S. Detroit Street shortly before 8:45 p.m., brandished a handgun and demanded specific narcotics.

The mobile home owned by Matt Fry, on Marion Township Road 100 (Cottonwood Road) was totally destroyed by fire Thursday about noon. According to McGuffey Fire Chief Jerry Ault, there was a woman at home when the fire broke out.

The Kenton girls basketball team went into Thursday’s game against Ottawa-Glandorf with hopes of knocking off the No. 10-ranked Division III team in Ohio and thwarting the Titans’ bid to clinch a third straight Western Buckeye League title.

ADA — The Village of Ada has been named the ninth safest city in Ohio by HomeSnacks.net. According to a release from HomeSnacks, it based its rankings on numbers from the FBI's most recent report of crime (September 2017).

BELLEFONTAINE —Going into Tuesday night’s regular season finale against Graham, Ben Logan’s Nikki Current needed just two points to reach the 2,000-point mark for her career. The senior All-Ohioan wasted little time in reaching that mark, as she put a six-foot fadeaway from the right side of the basket through the net on her second shot of the game.

Riverdale High School football standout Cody Mason (center) will attend Manchester University in North Manchester, Ind., and continue his athletic career by playing football for the Spartans. Pictured with Cody are his parents Jim and Diane Mason.