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.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Kenton boys and the host Riverdale girls finished first in a track quad meet the included Arcadia and Vanlue on Tuesday afternoon. In the boys meet, Riverdale won 11 events, but Kenton proved to have more depth as the Wildcats finished with 101 points to Falcons’ 91.

Jen Scott, investigator for the Hardin County Proseucutor’s Office, places some of the 282 pinwheels in the south lawn of the Hardin County Courthouse on Monday. Each pinwheel represents one call to Job and Family Services to report abuse or neglect in 2016. The display is sponsored by the Hardin County Family Safety Coalition, the Hardin County Department of Job …

After giving up the lead in a driving rain in the sixth inning, the Kenton Wildcats responded when it mattered, plating two runs in the bottom of the seventh to claim a 3-2 win over visiting Allen East in non-league softball action on Monday.