ADA — Focus 3, a program that teaches discipline driven behavioral skills, is set to be a part of Ada Schools’ professional development in 2019. Robin VanBuskirk, director of teaching and learning at Ada, reported to the board at its regular meeting on Thursday that an administrative retreat was taken on Aug. 1 and 2 in Columbus.

ADA — Ada Schools’ administrators thanked Mike Lenhart, transportation and maintenance supervisor, and his crew for preparing the building for another school year.

The Kenton City Schools Board of Education will have a work session at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19 at the Oaklief Administration Building. The regular monthly board meeting will follow at 7 p.m.

A suspicious male was reported in the 900 block of E. Franklin Street. Winston Kilgore, Marion, was arrested on a bench warrant from Marion County.

The Ohio Department of Transportation has provided its weekly update on road projects in Hardin County. Ohio 81 and Ohio 235 within the village of Ada will be restricted to one lane at times through the work zone for installation of curb ramps and concrete sidewalks.

MONDAY, AUG. 19 Kenton Board of Education – 7 p.m., board of education office; preceded at 6 p.m. by a board work session BKP Ambulance District Board of Trustees – 6 p.m., board office

Kenton native Cydney Davis will be performing with Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. at a concert Saturday night at Lakeside. Cydney grew up in Kenton and graduated from Kenton High School. She started singing at a young age and sang her first solo at Payne Chapel AME Church at age 12. She acknowledges her church mentors Sara and Roger Brown and Alma Whetzel who helped developed her confidence in singing and also her high school music teacher, James "JD" Smith for inspiring her to pursue her talents.

FINDLAY — Broadway star Laura Osnes, a Tony and Drama Desk Award-nominated actress, will perform at the University of Findlay as the September Donnell Broadway Concert Series Guest Artist. Accompanying her on piano will be award-winning Broadway musician Phil Reno.

LIMA — Scotty McCreery is coming to the Lima Civic Center on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $29, $44, $59 and $79 and on sale at limaciviccenter.com or at the Lima Civic Center Box Office, open weekdays from noon to 5 p.m.

The spring rains forced the cancellation of the YMCA's "Go Fly A Kite” event in June, but the organization will be hoping for fair skies as it reschedules the event for Saturday afternoon. Kite enthusiasts from throughout the area will meet Saturday for the third annual event at the YMCA Corner Kick Soccer Complex, located next to the Kenton Little League fields on Ohio 292, just south of Kenton, said YMCA Program Director Frank Marsico.