DUNKIRK — Traffic through Dunkirk was blocked for about an hour Monday afternoon to enable workers to bring down the roof of a former church. The old Dunkirk United Methodist Church is in the process of being deconstructed by Barnwood Market of Williamstown.

DOLA — Riverside jumped on top early and never looked back plating runs in all five innings on the way to a 14-2 win over Hardin Northern in a Northwest Central Conference baseball game Monday afternoon. The Pirates tallied four runs in the first and five in the second to grab a 9-0 lead.

DOLA — Hardin Northern could not make an early two-run lead hold up as Riverside rallied past the Polar Bears 5-3 in a Northwest Central Conference softball match on Monday afternoon.

At left, Spencer Tropeano (left), with the help of his mother Jesse Tropeano (right) and grandmother Sheryl Spencer, search through his collected Easter eggs to see if he had won any of the special prizes at Saturday’s Easter egg hunt on the courthouse lawn in Kenton.

UPPER SANDUSKY — Riverdale split a twinbill with Upper Sandusky on Saturday afternoon, winning game one 7-1 before dropping game two 12-0 in five innings. In game one, Jonathan Walter had a two hits with a triple and two RBIs to lead the Falcons, who plated two runs in the first and second innings before completing their scoring with three in the third.

UPPER SANDUSKY — Upper Sandusky scored early and often in both games on the way to sweeping a softball doubleheader from Riverdale 16-1, 23-5 on Saturday afternoon. In game one, Upper Sandusky scored two runs in the first inning before taking control with a eight-run second inning.

MOUNT VICTORY — In 1994, Joel Capell and his fellow soldiers from Ohio sat mesmerized by a natural wonder. The men had just arrived in Iraq and were convoying across the desert quietly when they witnessed a dust devil swirling across the desert sands. The soldiers were on a mission, and as a result, their radios were deathly silent as the wind spout danced across the sands lie a charmed snake.

Jake Seagrave and James Dawson enjoy being a part of the Harco community. Jake’s day includes working at Harco Industries, where he packs cups in boxes. He has been employed at Harco for 20 years and is a member of the basketball, track, softball and swimming teams.

When Gary Shick started his no-till methods at the family’s Taylor Creek Township farm, south of Kenton, 50 years ago, he was a pioneer. “I was one of the first in the county to try it,” he said.

Members of the Aktion Club work with Richard Baum Jr., president of Kenton Little League, to staple tickets for the annual beef, hog and cash raffle to benefit KLL and the Home Run Memorial Park.