It’s a long way from Dunkirk to Boston, but Hardin Northern graduate Brianne Steiner Fritz found herself bridging that gap on Monday as she crossed the finish line in the Boston Marathon.

ROUNDHEAD — When veterans are called heroes, it is usually for showing valor on a battlefield. The remaining members of Roundhead VFW Post 8832 are several decades removed from combat, yet they remain heroes to the people of their community as they continue to serve.

Ada High School students look on as fellow classmates (from left) Jackson Secor, Rieylyn Castle and Olivia Alexander act out a mock crash scene behind the school Friday afternoon as part of drunk and distracted driving awareness.

DOLA — Hardin Northern started the game strong and ended it strong on the way to an 8-2 win over Ridgemont in Northwest Central Conference softball action Friday afternoon. The Polar Bears scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and, after surrendering two in the top of the third, added five more in the sixth to pull away for the win.

DOLA — Cade McKinley tossed a four hitter and helped his own cause with a two-run double to lead Ridgemont to a 4-0 win over Hardin Northern in a Northwest Central Conference baseball game on Friday afternoon. Hardin Northern got a pair of hits from Brady Cramer and singles from Dane Robinson and Austyn Russler.

Action steps to address the public’s top three concerns were adopted Thursday at a meeting of the Hardin County Community Health Coalition in Kenton. The coalition determined a path to reduce the mental health and drug abuse issues in the county, to offer the public ways to address problems with obesity and live healthier lives and to make health care more accessible to everyone.

ADA — Madisyn Gossard had two home runs and four RBIs to propel Ada to a 5-2 Northwest Conference softball win over Lincolnview on Thursday.

Robbie Hart, played by Reece Evens, sings of the “Casualties of Love” during a rehearsal of Ada High School’s musical production of “The Wedding Singer.” It will be staged at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the school auditorium.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — When Riverdale’s Carrol Pauley began high school four years ago, she had aspirations of being an athlete in college as a volleyball player. On Thursday, those dreams of continuing her athletic career at the college level came to fruition when Pauley signed a letter of intent to attend Ashland University.

BELLEFONTAINE — Ben Logan edged Ada for first place in a rain-shortened track and field tri-meet on Wednesday. The Raiders finished with 69 points to Ada’s 64 and Marion Harding’s 23.