McGuffey Fiscal Officer TJ Carter (left) and U.S. Postal Clerk Amy Schick stand in the McGuffey Post Office on the first day (Wednesday) that the office was open 24 hours.

Hardin County Emergency Management Agency Director Jake Burgbacher has announced a cooling station has been established for persons who are in need of getting relief during the excessive heat warning. The Church of the Nazarene, located at 113 Jacob Parrott Blvd., Kenton, has offered to open its doors to the public for this purpose during this heat advisory starting Thursday and continuing through Saturday evening.

August 7 at 4 p.m. is the deadline for candidates to file petitions with the Hardin County Board of Elections to appear on the fall general election ballot for municipal, township and school board races. It also is the deadline for local issues to be filed for the Nov. 5 election.

Mayor Randy Manns is hoping for a big turnout at his 8th annual Kenton Kids Day on Saturday at Wharton Park. The event, running from 3 to 6 p.m., will feature a wide range of free activities and food for kids.

Eats on the Street, Kenton’s annual food truck festival, returns Saturday from 4 to 11 p.m. in the historic courthouse district. Some 14 food trucks from throughout the area will be participating from 4 to 10 p.m., said Jacqualine Fitzgerald of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, the event sponsor.

A four-way stop will be created on Silver Street in Kenton, west of Kenton Elementary School, at the direction of Mayor Randy Manns. Stop signs will be erected Friday by city crews on Silver, where it intersects with Lark and Autumn Haze lanes. Those streets already have stop signs before entering Silver.

Because of the excessive heat warning on Friday, the Times will have an earlier deadline. That will enable the paper to be delivered sooner by foot carriers and motor route drivers.

DOLA — The construction of the new Hardin Northern track facility continues, Superintendent Jeff Price reported to his board of education at its meeting Wednesday night. Some of the concrete walks in the new sports facility were found to be unacceptable by the contractor and have been replaced, said Price. The foundation for the building at the track is being formed, he reported.

THURSDAY, JULY 18 BKP Ambulance District Board of Trustees – 4:30 p.m., board office, 439 S. Main St., Kenton; emergency meeting to consider tax levy Upper Scioto Valley Ambulance District – 7 p.m., Alger squad house

Officers were dispatched to Dollar General, 961 E. Columbus St., for a report of shoplifting. The incident is under investigation. An individual called the KPD to report a theft of a black iPhone 8 Plus with a gray and black waterproof case.