The conditions at Water Works Park were questioned at the Kenton City Council meeting on Monday. Resident Russ Cahill told council he had been part of an event over the weekend with brought visitors to the community to meet at the new pavilion at the park. While the new pavilion is "beautiful," said Cahill, the trash and overall conditions at the park were embarrassing. He told council there was debris thrown on the ground and the grass hadn't been properly mowed.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Water pipes and fixtures at Riverdale are facing corrosion issues due to interaction with purified water, according to Superintendent Jeff Young. Young reported to the board at its regular monthly meeting on Monday that the district’s reverse osmosis system, which filters out sediments and impurities in water, has been under observation due to the corrosion.

DUNKIRK — Blanchard Township/Dunkirk recycling will be on Thursday, July 25 in the parking lot of the former Price Funeral Home. The recycling truck will be there between the hours of 9 and 11:30 a.m. If there is a Level I Weather Emergency in either Hardin or Union County, no recycling will be held.

TUESDAY, JULY 23 Kenton-Hardin Health Department Board – 7 p.m., health department Ada-Liberty Joint Ambulance District Board – 5:30 p.m., Ada Rescue Squad Building

Due to conflict in schedules, the regular meeting of Aug. 5 of the Lynn Township Trustees has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Lynn Township Hall.

An officer was made aware of a probation order of arrest on Cecil Ray Potter, 830 King St. He was located in the garage of his residence and was arrested without incident. Potter was transported to the KPD where he was later transferred to the multi-county jail.

Rowyn Horn, 8, (above) dives into a stick of cotton candy and holds a second one for her dad during Kenton’s Kids Day at Wharton Park on Saturday.

The weather conditions were hot and humid for Saturday’s Eats on the Streets, but that didn’t discourage a large crowd from attending the annual even on the square in Kenton.

MONDAY, JULY 22 Kenton City Council – 7 p.m., chambers Kenton Board of Education – 7 p.m., board of education office

Friday A report was taken of an individual driving with no license on Park Avenue. Possible shoplifting was reported at Walmart.