State Route 67 at township Road 119, west of the city of Kenton, closed June 3 for approximately 75 days for a culvert replacement. The project also includes the reprofiling of state Route 67 and township Road 119 to enhance sight distance at their intersection. Township Road 119 at state Route 67 is also closed during the project. The following detours are in place. Work is being performed by R & I Construction, Tiffin.

MONDAY, JULY 29 Marion Township trustees – 7 p.m., township hall

I am writing this Word for the Day while on vacation in Maine. It is one of those things we do in Summer. We try to enjoy the long warm days, escape our daily routines and discover something new. Summer is a great time for traveling. Maine is a beautiful state and we have been blessed with perfect sunny weather.

MOUNT VICTORY — To Beth Ramsey, the term “hero” is far too much, as she says she was just “doing the right thing” in donating one of her kidneys to her friend from church, Pam Arnold. With Pam still recovering from a hip replacement in November of 2017, the ladies of the Mount Victory United Methodist Church social group paid a visit to their friend to play some Bunko at Vancrest nursing home in Ada.

ADA — The Ada Board of Education voted down 2-2 a motion to approve a 4 percent increase in salary for non-scale administrators during the regular monthly board meeting on Thursday. Superintendent Meri Skilliter presented the motion to the board as a recommendation to approve salary adjustments of 4 percent for the following non-scale exempt employees for the 2019-20 school year:

MOUNT VICTORY — The Ridgemont Board of Education will seek approval from voters in November to renew an income tax. The proposed renewal is for a .75 percent income tax that currently generates about $493,626 for the district. The revenue is collected for meeting current expenses and would be collected for another five years.

Gregory A. Jolliff Jr., 22443 TR 154, Forest, was located at 655 East St. and taken into custody on a warrant out of Wyandot County. He was transported to Marseilles then released to a Wyandot County Sheriff deputy. The manager of Family Dollar reported a scam.

MARYSVILLE — For anyone over the age of 40, there is a good chance the soundtrack of their youth includes a heavy dose of 38 Special. And that soundtrack staple is set to perform at this year’s All Ohio Balloon Fest at the Union County Fairgrounds on Thursday, Aug. 8.

A crew from Helms and Sons Excavating digs out an area which will become a concrete path at the new sports facility at Hardin Northern. The project is part of phase two of the plans for the facility.

FINDLAY – Changes coming to USDA Rural Development’s single family housing loan programs will help streamline the loan application process for low- and very-low income Ohioans considering rural homeownership.