The churches of the Dola-Dunkirk area are presenting a Community Thanksgiving Gathering at 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Hardin Northern Community Center on Main Street in Dunkirk. There will be a selection of seasonal music offered by the community choir, along with a timely message and other reminders of the Thanksgiving season.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont to change dicamba registration and labeling beginning with the 2018 growing season. EPA reports that the agreement was a voluntary measure taken by the manufacturers to minimize the potential of dicamba drift from “over the top” applications on genetically engineered soybeans and cotton, a recurring problem that has led to a host of regulatory and litigation issues across the Midwest and South.

FOREST — A new program is hoping to reduce the stress young people feel when they find themselves interacting with law enforcement. Jessica Alger presented the Pages of Hope program this week to members of the Forest CIC.

MOUNT VICTORY — Dillon Beiler has been involved in Scouting since he was in the first grade and when it came time for the Ridgemont senior to select a project for his Eagle Scout award, he saw a need which would benefit a friend and his community.

The Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame has named Merritt Corbin, Joe Cornely and Jim Lyle as the 2017 honorees to be inducted at the 15th annual Agriculture Hall of Fame recognition banquet. The banquet will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 5 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at St. John's Evangelical Church on East Carrol Street in Kenton.

The 2017 graduates of the Hardin Leadership program are encouraged to “be ready for opportunities.” Mindi Wells, a 2002 graduate of Hardin Leadership, shared her insight with the new group of leaders at the organization’s 25th year celebration and graduation program on Thursday night at the Kenton Elks.

Judge Scott Barrett is being asked to decide if a conflict of interest will keep a Marion attorney from representing a Roundhead man in an attempted murder case. Garrett “Tony” Sheldon is being charged with a total of 15 counts including attempted aggravated murder, a felony of the first degree, and four counts of attempted aggravated arson, after law enforcement says he attempted to convince his son to kill his estranged wife and stepson by setting their house on fire.

Keep Hardin County Beautiful is planning a Candy Cane Tour of Homes on Sunday, Dec. 3 from 1 to 6 p.m. Included on the tour are four homes and three businesses.

ADA — The Ada Board of Education cruised through its November agenda on Thursday evening, approving a variety of items and contracts in a meeting that last lasted about 35 minutes. In personnel action, the board approved Tyler Craig as a volunteer bus driver for the 2017-18 school year; Caleb Dysert as a certified substitute and Tamara Thompson as an educational aide substitute.

MOUNT VICTORY — The Ridgemont Board of Education will begin the search for their new principal soon, according to Superintendent Ann Harvey. The position became open over the summer after Superintendent Emmy Beeson announced she was accepting another job outside the district.