The Kenton Elks Lodge honored the Teenagers of the Month for October on Thursday during a luncheon at the lodge. The honorees from the six Hardin County area schools are:

FOREST — In May of 2014, Forest was preparing to open its swimming pool for the season when major physical concerns were discovered. The old pump house built under the concrete deck was collapsing. The walls had buckled several inches and the pool itself was considered unsafe for public use.

Upper Scioto Valley High School will celebrate its homecoming with a football game Friday against Hardin Northern and a dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

After several years of working outside her native Hardin County, Jen Scott is proud to now be serving her community as investigator for the county prosecutor’s office. “I always wanted to return to my roots where I grew up and work,” Scott said. “I really like Hardin County. I like the people of Hardin County. There’s something to be said about the small-town farming community.”

It was a perfect fall afternoon for the Kenton’s first Teen Night at Wharton Park. There were a variety of activities for teens to try.

The future of buildings facing each other on the southwest corner of Kenton’s square could be called “the tale of two buildings.” The first building, home to the new Table One restaurant, has suffered structural damage that has temporarily forced the closure of a establishment.

Andrew Stump and Kamryn Hopson were chosen as Hardin Northern’s 2016 homecoming king and queen prior to the Polar Bears’ football game against Lehman Catholic on Friday.