It was Christmas in July at the Hardin County Family YMCA on Tuesday. Packages started arriving in the morning and workers quickly began assembling several new pieces of exercising equipment for the facility's cardio and weights rooms.

Josh (right) and Bowen Cramer (center) present a $600 check from money raised at the Doug Bailey Memorial Car Show to Hardin County Dog Warden Kyle Camper to help with expenses at the dog shelter.

An individual called the KPD to report criminal damaging to a semi trailer parked in the lot of 330 W. North St. An employee at Dollar General reported a theft of items that were on display on the sidewalk in front of the business. A customer at the store witnessed the theft and got video footage of the act on a cell phone. Upon investigation, Brandon M. Bolling, 321 W. Railroad St., was issued a summons for theft.

Ohio’s child support program provides services to over one million children in the state. County child support agencies work diligently to ensure that these children receive financial support for a better future. The child support program encourages responsible parenting, family self-sufficiency and child well-being. Agencies provide services to locate parents, establish parentage, establish child support and medical support orders, collect and distribute child support, modify orders when circumstances have changed and enforce orders that are not being paid.

THURSDAY, AUG. 1 Hardin County Regional Planning Commission Executive Committee – 7 p.m., commissioners’ office, courthouse

Sean Galvin credits "good timing" for his becoming the leader of the Hardin County Family YMCA in 1995. But after 24 years, during which the Y transformed from a storefront operation to having its own building, the Ireland native said it's time for him to pursue other opportunities.

The Blanchard Township Zoning Commission Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the township hall in Dunkirk, located at 110 S. Main St. The purpose of the meeting is to consider an amendment filed by Philip and Janet Pinks to change the zoning classification for the property located at 2819 U.S. 68 South, Dunkirk from A1 to C-1 Commercial for the reception hall.

THURSDAY, AUG. 1 Hardin County Regional Planning Commission Executive Committee – 7 p.m., commissioners’ office, courthouse

An on-station report was taken of a domestic disturbance in the 600 block of N. Main Street. A verbal domestic dispute was reported in the 1,000 block of Lima Avenue. A prowler was reported in the 900 block of Cooper Street.

In returning to his alma mater, Brett Purcell hopes to share his positive experiences at Kenton High School with the current students so they too can have a positive and quality experience. On July 22, Brett began his first official day on the job as Kenton’s athletic director. For the previous eight years, he served the same position at Waynesfield-Goshen, making the commute each day from Kenton.