ADA — Vicki Mills has a love for the choral experience, and she enjoys introducing that experience to the young students in her classes. For three years now, Mills has ran Miss Vicki’s Music Studio out of her Ada home, with the first floor of the home serving as the studio.

Wesley Lowery (center) is all smiles after he activated the renovated Alger tornado siren for the first time from the town’s Social Center. Holding the phone from which the alarm was sounded is Jason VanBuskirk of 1879 Electric, Ltd.

Ridgeway Fire Chief Jim Newland stands with the family of the late Bruce Stayner during the annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service as President Barack Obama meets them.

Several area schools celebrated homecoming by crowning kings and queens before the football games on Friday night.

ADA — For the James family of rural Ada, tractor pulling is more than just something to do, it’s a way of life. Every year, Bill, Cindy and their children, Chris and Jess make several trips around the Ohio-Indiana area going to tractor pulls.

In a collaboration designed to benefit women and the community, Hardin County hosted its first Women L.E.A.D. program on Wednesday evening at the Kenton Elementary School. About 85 professional women attended the event, the first of its kind in the county, to encourage them to build relationships and leadership skills.

The second Drug Take-Back Day for 2015 will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at two locations in Hardin County. Drivers may drop off prescription drugs, household pharmaceuticals, pet medications, medicated lotions and sunscreens at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton...

ADA — Since joining the Air Force, Joe Capehart has learned a thing or two about helping others. For the past few years, he has been stationed in Turkey, where he witnessed firsthand the struggle of refugees. Now that he has returned to the States, Capehart is continuing to volunteer, but this time his battle is breast cancer.