Joe Torrillo signs drawings of himself for a long line of guests to the 11th annual Church in the Park in Forest on Sunday. Torrillo, a retired New York firefighter, shared his experiences from Sept. 11, 2001, when he was buried in the rubble of the World Trade Center twice.

Retired New York firefighter Joe Torrillo (second from left) presented plaques to Audrey Hankins (third from left), representing the Forest-Jackson Fire Department and Dean Hankins of the Forest-Jackson EMS as Lee Ann Loveridge of the Forest Church in the Park Committee looks on.

The 2016 Tree Town Festival kicked off with a parade on Friday evening. A large crowd watched on as the parade lasted for nearly an hour. Times photos/Dan Robinson

Several area families found relief from the summer heat Thursday at the splash park at Murray Park in Kenton.

A crew from the Shelly Company grinds up the surface of Hillcrest Lane Tuesday afternoon between Lima and Franklin streets in Kenton. The workers also removed the asphalt from Harding Avenue in front of Kenton High School between Summit and Eliza streets.

ADA — The Ada Village Council was paid a visit by Georgian government officials at its meeting on Tuesday, but not those in the U.S. state. Council was visited by the chair and deputy chair of the city council of Rustavi, Georgia, a city located in the Eurasian country bordered by Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Black Sea.

The man in charge of the annual Independence Day fireworks show at the Hardin County Fairgrounds enjoys thrilling the crowd with the display. Mike Comstock, a licensed pyrotechnician, is marking his 20th year as head of the show and his 34th year of involvement in the display.