DOLA — Phase II of the Hardin Northern athletic complex has been slowed due to the rainy weather, Superintendent Jeff Price reported at the board of education meeting Wednesday night. The complex includes construction of a new track and a concession stand north of the school. Helms Construction of Findlay is the contractor for the $1,336,850 project.

Denna Clem (left), fundraising chair of the Freedom Celebration, accepts a $500 donation to the event from Liberty National Bank presented by Joyce Rostorfer (center), Liberty mortgage loan officer, and Patricia Arnett, human resources director. Others who want to make donations can send them to: Hardin County Ag Society, c/o Freedom Celebration, PO Box 317, Kenton, Ohio 43326.

THURSDAY, JUNE 27 Ridgemont Board of Education – 5 p.m., conference room Ada Board of Education – 6 p.m., board of education office

Officers were dispatched to 645 N. Wayne St. for a report of a theft of a $5 bill and around $15 in change from a motor vehicle. An officer observed a vehicle parked on N. Leighton Street near North Street that had not been moved for an extended period of time, well over 48 hours. The vehicle was towed from the scene by Lowery’s Towing. Prior to the vehicle being towed, the officer attempted to contact the owner at their residence but was unable to get a response.

Rescue workers examine the scene of a fatal two-vehicle crash on Tuesday evening near the Plaza Inn in Mount Victory. Pronounced dead at the scene of the 7 p.m. crash was Annie Li Yang of Lansing, Mich.

The hiring of an assistant vocal music teacher was among the personnel actions approved by the Kenton Board of Education at its meeting Tuesday night. Kirsten Newland of Marysville, a graduate of Capital University, was hired for the new position for the 2019-2020 school year. She received a one-year limited contract.

The Kenton Hardin Health Department is looking for a new fiscal officer. The health board approved the resignation of Pam Romanko during its June meeting on Tuesday night. Her last day will be July 5.

The Kenton Board of Education and its teachers union have agreed to a new one-year contract. The board approved the pact during its regular meeting Tuesday night, which calls for teachers to receive a 1.5 percent pay increase for the 2019-2020 school year.

Kenton City Schools plans to increase career pathways for students through a $400,000 state grant. The Expanding Opportunities for Each Child grant will run through June of 2021, said Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski.

A Kenton High School product is coming home to oversee the district’s athletics program. Brett Purcell, a 2003 graduate of KHS, was approved as the Kenton City Schools athletic director by the school board at its meeting Tuesday night. He was given a two-year contract with an annual salary of $72,000.