ADA — As plans are being made to build the state’s largest solar energy field in the western portion of Hardin County, Ohio Northern University is on the threshold of establishing its own solar record. Last fall, the university started work on a solar field to help offset the fluctuating cost of energy with a renewable source.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale senior Trey Miller’s first experience on a college baseball field came at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan during a fall league. On Friday, Miller made it official that the same facility will be the one he’ll play at during his college career.

ADA — A solar energy field proposed to be constructed in western Hardin County would not only be the largest such facility in Ohio, but at 1,000 acres would be the biggest east of the Mississippi River, according to representatives of the company proposing the project. Invenergy LLC representatives presented the plans for the solar field during a public meeting Thursday evening at the Inn at Ohio Northern in Ada.

Organizers are preparing for Saturday’s Drug Takeback Day at locations in Kenton, Ada and Forest. The collection takes place from 9 to 11 a.m. There will be assistance available for drivers at the Hardin Memorial Hospital parking lot off Memorial Avenue in Kenton, with cars exiting onto East Franklin Street.

The Kenton Elks Lodge recently recognized area students as Teenagers of the Month for April with a luncheon at the lodge. There were no April honorees from Upper Scioto Valley High School.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — When Riverdale basketball standout Sydney Holderman was looking at places to play collegiality, she knew what she was looking for from an athletic standpoint. But even more important to the Falcon senior point guard were the things she was looking for from an academic standpoint.

ADA — Jenna Morrison has spent most of her young life battling drugs. She shared her war stories Wednesday evening as part of a drug abuse discussion panel at Ohio Northern University.

The cast of Upper Scioto Valley High School’s “And A Child Shall Lead” sit on one of the bunk beds depicting a cell inside Terezin concentration camp during World War II.

Mable and Frederic (played by Katelynn Patterson and Benjamin Frankart) watch as a group of ladies are captured by the Pirates of Penzance during a rehearsal of the Gilbert and Sullivan production at the Freed Center of Ohio Northern University.

After nearly four years of collecting and assessing data from the residents of Hardin County, the Kenton-Hardin Health Department is preparing to adopt action steps to address the health concerns of residents.