Fined $150 for speeding 35 mph in a 20 mph school zone were: Austin J. Gross, 410 S. Simon St., Ada; and Richard Hughes, 2039 TR 35, Ada. Mark D. Smith, West Liberty – speeding 49 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25.

McGUFFEY — As graduates from Upper Scioto Valley stepped forward this month to accept scholarships and recognition for their plans beyond high school, one senior was given a special honor.

County music singer Tyler Rich will be the headline entertainer at this year’s Hardin County Fair. He will be featured in the country concert in the fair grandstand on Saturday night, Sept. 7, it was announced Friday by the Hardin County Agricultural Society.

Head lifeguards Alyssa Bushong (left) and Paige Osborn test the chemical level of the water at the Kenton swimming pool on Friday afternoon in preparation for opening day on Monday.

The Kenton Times will not publish a newspaper on Monday so our employees can enjoy the Memorial Day holiday with their families. Regular publication of the Times will resume on Tuesday.

The following highway construction is scheduled to occur within Hardin County, according to the weekly report from the Ohio Department of Transportation. Ohio 67 between Township Roads 115 and 135, west of Kenton, will close Tuesday, May 28 for approximately four days for a culvert replacement. Traffic will be detoured onto Ohio 235 and Ohio 309 back to Ohio 67. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hardin County maintenance garage.

TUESDAY, MAY 28 Kenton City Council – 7 p.m., chambers Kenton-Hardin Health Department Board – 7 p.m., health department

In the late 1700s many Americans, especially from New England, began settling in the newly established Ohio Territory. The vast territory north and west of the Ohio River – which later became five states – was opened for settlement by the Northwest Ordinance approved by Congress in 1787. The chief architect of this ordinance was Manassah Cutler of Massachusetts. He and his family were very devout Christian leaders who strongly supported public education and strongly opposed slavery. The Northwest Ordinance specifically prohibited the extension of black slavery into the Northwest Territory.

Supervisors on the Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Board are public officials responsible to the people of the district and state. They employ and guide staff of the district on workload priorities, manage district funds and are a source of feedback from the public on its needs for soil and water assistance.

Do you have a fertilizer certificate that is set to expire May 31 and need a final chance to renew it before it expires? If so, there is a fertilizer recertification class scheduled in Kenton for May 30 at 7 p.m. This one-hour evening class will meet the requirements for the Ohio Department of Agriculture. The class will be held at the Hardin County OSU Extension Office, 1021 W. Lima St., Kenton. Please arrive early to allow time for check-in or registration and bring your Ohio ‘Fertilizer Applicator Certificate’ card.