DUNKIRK — Rebecca Shirk recently discovered she had a message to share with others, and the best way for her to do that was through writing a book. “To You With Love” is the result of her work, a story about God’s love and “how he had re-built his love to me in my life, and how it can change a person’s life.”

With Kenton’s street department garage in need of major repairs, City Council’s choice seemed to be between repairing the structure or constructing a new building. Instead, a third option materialized which council decided to pursue.

Despite the hot weather, a large crowd gathered at the park for a day of activities, food and fun.

As soon as Rev. Tomas Pistora came to Kenton’s Trinity United Presbyterian Church in 2003, he knew he’d joined a community that embraces everyone. Pistora was asked by Trinity to be its pastor while he was working for a presbytery in Toledo. Because he is originally from the Czech Republic and not Ohio, it signaled to him that the church was a welcoming one.

ALGER — Motorists traveling past the small chapel on County Road 110 within eyesight of Ohio 235 will notice the quaint building of worship in the woods beside the home of Mark Lowery.

Two out of every three people diagnosed with cancer today are survivors. “We’re celebrating more birthdays,” said Heather Wedertz, chair of the 11th Hardin County Relay For Life which began Friday evening and was set to end about 8 a.m. today.

Throughout her short life, Christa Gayhart strived to help others. As she reached out to them, however, the Kenton woman’s ability to touch them was reduced by her own limitations.

Hardin County Deputy Joe Carl stands with a horse which was found roaming the fields of the county Thursday morning north of Kenton in Pleasant Township. As of this morning no one had claimed the steed.