Each of the six Hardin County schools selected their top boy and girl seniors for the Kenton Elks Lodge Teenagers of the Year competition. They were honored at a banquet at the lodge on Sunday evening.

Members of the former Roundhead VFW Post 8832 presented a $2,000 check Saturday to the Amvets 1994 Honor Guard. Pictured are (from left) Howard Shepherd, Hardin County Commissioner Roger Crowe, Don Hensley, Wetzel Ray, Mike Craft and Jim Miller.

Kenji Kobayashi finished second at No. 2 singles and all the Kenton tennis players that competed on Saturday finished higher than their seed entering the Western Buckeye League tournament as the Wildcats finished fourth in the tourney and tied with Elida for sixth place overall in the league standings.

Boost Mobile, located at 19 N. Detroit St. in Kenton, held its official grand opening Friday morning. Cutting the ribbon is owner Nasser Amawi.

Three Kenton kids share a common bond at a young age. They enjoy acting.

A group begins the first leg of the Upper Scioto Valley Relay for Life on Friday, which for the first time had to be moved indoors because of the rainy weather. In the previous eight years of the USV Relay for Life, the event has enjoyed sunny skies.

The Hardin County Council on Aging named massage therapist Nick Alger (center) its volunteer of the year for 2017. The co-Senior Citizens of the Year are Rose Sorgen (left) and Barb Brown.

About a year ago, Kenton High School athletic director Mike Leddy sat down with the Kenton Athletic Boosters and community business leaders to discuss the needs of the district’s athletic programs and ways of making the Wildcats more competitive in the Western Buckeye League.

When guests visit the Kenton Toy Collectors Cast Iron Toy Show at the Sullivan-Johnson Museum in Kenton, they normally are expecting to see any additions to one of the most extensive collections of Kenton Toys in existence. But when the collectors and the curious attend the fifth annual show on Saturday, in addition to newly included trains and toys, they will see some of the cast brass items which were made at the Kenton Lock Company in the late 1800s.

Students from Ridgemont High School had success in the 29th Annual Kewpee Invitational High School Art Show in Lima. Recognized entries included (front) Ally Craig for her charcoal drawing titled “Salander,” which was named the Best of Show Award winner;