Members of the Riverdale High School cast of “Seussical” practice their opening number for this weekend’s production. Ethan Rader plays the Cat in the Hat, Mackenzi Thompson is cast in the role of Jo-Jo and Ben Borkosky is Horton. The musical will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday and again at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday in the Russell …

ADA — Hardin Northern got some timely hitting during its baseball season-opener against Ada on Monday afternoon. The Polar Bears also needed a little bit of luck along the way for an 8-6 victory over the host Bulldogs. With a runner on second base and the score tied 6-6 with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, Dylan Hale reached first base on a dropped third strike to keep the inning alive.

Kenton scored single runs in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings to pull out a 2-1 win over visiting Upper Sandusky in a softball season-opener Monday afternoon. Molly Pees had three hits, including the game-winning single in the seventh and a solo home run in the sixth to lead the Wildcats at the plate.

FOREST — The Hueston Cemetery, just west of Forest, is a quiet, attractive final resting place for many. But in recent years, the rules and regulations adopted by the Jackson Township trustees many decades ago are being ignored, resulting in safety concerns and a financial hardship to the community, said Sexton Jerry Moore.

ADA — After 31 years of teaching in the Ada School District, Tom Dearth said the Holy Spirit told him it would be his last year at the school, and that he’d be moving on to another type of teaching. In 2001, after serving for eight months as its interim pastor, Dearth took over full time at the County Line Church of the Brethren, located northwest of Ada.

The Hardin County Beef Ambassadors for the coming year are Mekenzie Jolliff (left) and Madisen Jolliff (right). Pictured with them is Cassidy Deckling, the ambassador for 2015 and 2016.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont got the 2017 softball season off to a good start Saturday afternoon, sweeping Fairlawn 17-3 and 16-6 in a doubleheader. In game one, the Gophers scored 10 runs in the second inning as they received triples from Cassidy Knapp and Jackie Ramsey and a double from Nashley Robinson. Ridgemont had nine RBIs.

MOUNT VICTORY — A professional body builder and trainer has joined with a Mount Victory manufacturer to create a piece of exercise equipment which is getting attention throughout the gym world. Matt Wenning’s belt squat machine is being built at JB Tubulars and in a short time has found its way into NFL weight rooms and has been sent to equipment rooms throughout America, Canada, Australia and Iceland.

Ridgemont Public Library’s Head Librarian Beccy Ramsey displays some of the baskets to be auctioned during the fifth annual Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Basket Auction. The baskets will be on display at all Hardin County libraries starting Monday with the online bidding to conclude at noon on April 8.

A daycare provider in Kenton is ahead of state regulations in meeting the needs of the children in her care. Rhonda Marsh operates Our Little Sunshine Day Care at her home and cares for children age newborn to 12.