The survivor lap is welcomed by the roar of motorcycles on the first lap of the 2019 Hardin County Relay For Life at the Hardin County Courthouse on Friday evening.

An Ada man was sent to prison for 30 months after he was found guilty of felony charges in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey's office, Delno Lee Tidd, 540 E. Lincoln Avenue, Ada, pleaded guilty to one count each of possession of heroin and having weapons while under disability. Judge Scott Barrett sentenced Tidd to six months in prison on the heroin possession count and added another 24 months for the weapons charge. Tidd was given 67 days of credit for time served.

A weekly highway construction update for the week of July 22 has been released by the Ohio Department of Transportation. Ohio 53 between the city of Kenton and the village of Patterson will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for pavement repairs. Work is expected to continue through late July. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hardin County maintenance garage.

The Cessna Township Trustees will meet in their regular July session at the township hall at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 22.

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

Officers were called to 901 S. Wayne St. for a report of a theft of packages. A report of harassment was taken at Porterhouse West.

A childhood memory of Saturday morning cartoons popped into my mind a couple of weeks ago. The featured character was faced with a decision between good and not very good. There was a little red figure on one shoulder with horns and a pitchfork. On the other shoulder there was little white figure with wings and a halo. The main character experienced a tug-of-war between the two as he was considering his decision. If the horned figure won the battle, the character experienced a negative consequence. But if the haloed figure won, something positive happened.

Latter Rain Quartet will be in concert at the Well of Grace Church, 525 N. Ida St., Kenton on Saturday. Service starts at 6 p.m. This is Latter Rain’s first concert since its lead singer recently experienced a debilitating heart attack. He has experienced a miracle healing and is overjoyed to be back.

There is a segment of agriculture in southeastern Hardin County that specializes in commercial fruit and vegetable production. Hardin County is also home to the Scioto Valley Produce Auction near Mt. Victory where much of this produce is sold.

COLUMBUS -- The State Executive Director for Ohio's Farm Service Agency (FSA), Leonard Hubert, reminds producers that the signup period for Lake Erie CREP runs through Aug. 23. CREP is a federal conservation partnership with the state of Ohio through ODA. CREP is designed to address agriculture-related environmental concerns. Ohio’s Lake Erie CREP began in 2000 with the main objective to improve water quality in all of our rivers, streams, and tributaries within the Lake Erie watershed with a special emphasis on the Blanchard and Tiffin Rivers as important tributaries of the Maumee River. These conservation practices will target environmentally-sensitive areas to reduce sediments and nutrients, minimize the risk of flooding, and improve habitat for a variety of wildlife species.