ALGER —The USV Alger Emergency Medical Service (EMS) had a record year with 532 emergency medical service calls, special events, patient refusals and other EMS events in 2017. Doug LaRue, EMS chief, said this is an increase of 116 compared to 2016 when the department had 416 calls and events.

The Kenton City Schools Board of Education will be having an Ohio School Boards Association workshop on Monday, Jan. 29 at the Oaklief Administration Building from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. There will be no action taken at this meeting.

After Dennis Dellifield left the Allen East Schools, he remained a part of the lives of some of the boys from the Mustang band. At least one of “his boys” was taken out regularly to dinner with his former teacher and was sent daily messages of encouragement as he left for classes.

The first inductees into the Kenton City Schools’ Alumni Hall of Fame will be selected in March. The Alumni Hall of Fame will honor the exceptional achievements and unique talents of KCS graduates who significantly encourage others to inquire, dream and excel.

The Kenton-Hardin Health Board agreed Tuesday night to discontinue one of its programs due to a decline in participation. The Healthy Child Clinic has seen the number of participants decline steadily in recent years, reported Nursing Director Cindy Keller.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24 Ohio Hi-Point JVS Board – 7 p.m., Bellefontaine

Hardin County posted a 4.4 percent unemployment rate in December, according to a report released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The rate is up from the 4.1 percent jobless rate posted in November, but better than December 2016 when the unemployment figure was 5 percent.

An on-station report of harassment was received. A theft was reported at Walmart.

Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy Isaac Woltz stood with a hood over his helmeted head and listened intently to the words of an officer heading into a “crime scene” Monday morning. Woltz, along with the other Hardin County deputies and Kenton police officers are being thrust into a staged confrontation and expected to respond.

The Kenton Fire Department has acquired its own ambulance and, within the next few months, expects to be able to begin transporting patients as a backup to the BKP Ambulance Service. Chief Tim Clark said the ambulance, previously used by the City of Bellefontaine, was acquired for $7,600 through the govdeals website.