FOREST — The home of a Forest family was damaged by a fire Thursday afternoon. According to Acting Forest Fire Chief Dean Hankins, a call was received at 1:26 p.m. of a fire at the home of Andrew Walters, 207 S. Patterson St.

Mike Payne, of Thomas and Marker Construction, works on the windows of the Ada First United Methodist Church.

Citizen participation is a key element in Kenton’s effort to garner a $300,000 Neighborhood Revitalization Grant. Whitaker Wright of CDC of Ohio, along with Mark Doll, director of Hardin County Regional Planning, outlined the steps necessary for the city to seek the grant