MOUNT BLANCHARD — The hallways outside the Riverdale gymnasium were filled with items up for sale during a pair of recent basketball games last weekend. Restaurant meals, hand tools and wooden shelves all were set out on tables for the highest bidder to consider in a silent auction.

ELIDA —Trailing Elida by three points with 22 seconds left, with possession of the ball and a winning Western Buckeye League record on the line, there was no panic in the Kenton Lady Wildcats on Thursday night. After a timeout, Jenna Manns took a pass from Ellie Miller and hit a basket in the paint while being fouled, giving her a chance to tie the game.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale and Arlington meet in a Division IV sectional final matchup a week from Saturday at Hopewell-Loudon. Watching their regular season match on Thursday, one would have thought it was the tournament matchup as both teams played like their seasons were on the line, exchanging the lead 15 times before Arlington used a 7-0 run n the final two minutes to pull for a 72-624 victory.

The Kenton Elks Lodge honored area high school students at its Teenagers of the Month luncheon Wednesday at the lodge. The students honored were teens of the month for January and February.

Pastor Brandi Rigsby of the Ada First United Methodist Church places ashes on the forehead of church member Cathy Smalley at the church’s first drive-thru Ash Wednesday observance.

Four area swimmers go into Friday with the goal of qualifying for the Ohio Division II Swim Meet when they compete in district swimming at Bowling Green state University on Friday. One of them, Ada sophomore Klava Katayama is hoping she can earn a return trip to Canton when she competes in two events.

ADA — Despite a career-high 30 points by senior Amy Bullimore, the No. 21-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team fell to Otterbein 64-56 at the ONU Sports Center on Senior Night. The Polar Bears drop to 20-4 overall and 14-3 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Cardinals improve to 16-8, 12-5.

Fire caused an estimated $25,000 damage to a Kenton house on Tuesday afternoon. Kenton Fire Department Capt. Bruce Donnelly and the fire at 630 S. Wayne St. was reported by a neighbor at 2:10 p.m.

Kenton Elementary students in the classes of Brandy Cox and Amy Brown were joined by Harmoni Keim (center, front) in showing support for Harmoni’s brother, Blaze, as he undergoes another round of leukemia treatments in Philadelphia.

The Kenton girls basketball team came into Tuesday night’s game with one goal: To play well for the five Wildcats seniors in the final game on their home court. Mission accomplished.