As the owner of Price McElroy Funeral Home, Blake McElroy is always building new personal relationships with the people he meets. McElroy has operated the funeral home, which has locations in Kenton and Mount Victory, for the past two years. For four years, he worked for John and Stephanie Price, the previous owners, learning more about the trade.

Ruth Ann Poling thanks Travis Freeman for his message following the Church in the Park service in Forest on Sunday. Freeman spoke to guests at the community service in Gormley Park about overcoming disabilities in life. He lost his eyesight when he was 12 years old and encouraged the congregation to find comfort in God no matter what adversities they …

Miss Ohio Sarah Clapper (center) congratulated the winners in the Forest Tree Town Festival’s royalty contest. Queen Ashlyn Fadley (right) holds the winner of the baby competition, Raelynn Vanderpool.

FOREST — Two guests to appear this year’s Tree Town Festival in Forest have faced adversity in their lives through courage and faith.

Kenton second second baseman Zane Rogers follows through on a throw to first base on Thursday during a 19-2 loss to Maumee in the first of a two-game series in 12-year-old Little League All-Star action.

Do you have a favorite fairy tale? Let the Hardin County Players will take you back to those fairy tale days as they present “Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” on July 14-16 and 21-23 at the Upper Scioto Valley High School cafetorium in McGuffey.

Beginning Monday, passport applications will be accepted on behalf of the U.S. Department of State at the Title Office of the Hardin County Clerk of Courts in Kenton. Clerk of Courts Carrie Haudenschield said U.S. citizens planning international travel may apply for their passports at the Title Office, 1021 W. Lima St., Suite 102, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

A group of Amish workers throw bundles of cut wheat onto a wagon which was taken to a thresher located in the field for processing Wednesday afternoon in Buck Township.

Ada High School senior Melina Woods was on the Elite VBTC 17 Black team that recently won the AAU 17 Premier Junior National Volleyball Championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. Elite, based in Plain City, claimed the title from among the 104 teams in its division by defeating MVA (Michigan) 17 Black in three sets in the championship match.

Opening ceremonies for the Fourth of July celebration at the Hardin County Fairgrounds in Kenton began at noon Tuesday with the singing of the national anthem by Linda Kiser (back, left).