A barn built more than 100 years ago is getting a new lease on life. The Burnison family constructed what is now the farm museum of the Hardin County Historical Museums after the original structure was destroyed in a fire in 1914.

Hardin Memorial Hospital is making changes to its endoscopy department which are designed to make the unit operate more smoothly and be more convenient for patients needing colonoscopies and other treatments.

Alma Whetsel remembers hearing the “I Have A Dream” speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made in 1963 and feeling hope things were going to change. The 81-year-old retired Ridgemont music teacher said her life has been filled with good memories, but “a lot of very hurtful things happened to me in my life.”

ADA — Sean and Samantha Beck of Ada are helping lead the way in aerospace education in northwest Ohio. Sean and Samantha, members of the Ohio Wing’s Hardin County Flight Civil Air Patrol, were officially promoted on Saturday, Jan. 7 to major and first lieutenant, respectively.

When Ben Vereen takes the Freed Center stage at Ohio Northern University later this month, he will take his fans on a journey. The star of TV, Broadway and movies calls the concert, set for Saturday, Jan. 28, his “gratified show.”

ADA — While the professional football season is coming to a close, the village of Ada is gearing up for a big celebration. On Feb. 4 (the day prior to the Super Bowl), the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the first Made In Ada Wilson Football Festival where families can go to football movies, take part in a football panel discussion, play games and top the day off by cheering on the dropping of a giant lighted Wilson football in the first moments of Super Bowl Sunday.

MOUNT VICTORY — When the Ridgemont Gopher girls basketball team played the Delaware Christian Eagles last week at home, some special guests were heartily cheering them on in their victory.

FOREST — The village of Forest is taking initial steps to address one of the largest nuisance properties in the town. Known locally as the Old Trailer Factory, the series of buildings has set vacant for many years.