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.

Riverdale High School soccer standout Haley Beltz (center) will attend Tiffin University and continue her athletic career by playing soccer for the Dragons. Pictured with Haley are her parents Tim and Stacey Beltz.

At this point in the flu season a year ago, there had been one person hospitalized locally for influenza. This year, said Cindy Keller, director of nursing with the Kenton-Hardin Health Department, that number stands at 18.

MOUNT VICTORY — Trailing by 11 points early in the fourth quarter and struggling to find a way to stop Ridgemont post player Priscilla Howland, Kenton girls basketball coach Ryan Miller decided it was time for his Lady Wildcats to turn up the heat on the Lady Gophers.

Cleveland Indians radio play-by-play announcer Jim Rosenhaus and senior vice president of public affairs Bob DiBiasio discuss the state of the team and baseball during a question and answer session at Ohio Northern University on Tuesday morning.

ADA — An Ada Middle School teacher was recognized by the state superintendent for her instructional unit centered on the book “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio. “Wonder” tells the story of Augie Pullman and centers on themes of kindness and acceptance.

A pair of Kenton youngsters qualified for the Grade School State Tournament as the Kenton Youth wrestling team placed fourth at the OAC Troy District Tournament on Saturday. Qualifying for the state tournament in Youngstown on March 24 were Tim Wilkinson, who was first in the Division 4, 180-pound weight class with a 3-0 record that included two pins and a technical fall.

The Ben Logan cheer squad qualified for the Ohio Cheer Competition on Sunday in Division IV building at the Southwest regionals. This will be the fifth consecutive year Benjamin Logan cheer qualified for the state competition but the first year in the building division and as a co-ed team.