DELAWARE — Charles Horn of Kenton and Theresa Allen of rural Forest, who serve as local representatives on the state Board of Directors for All Aboard Ohio, recently attended an all day planning session for 2018. The meeting was held at the Delaware Public Library meeting room with a packed house of 14 board members and 16 AAO members all from around Ohio present.

Hardin County Courthouse Maintenance Director Richard Lawson hangs Christmas decorations on the side of the courthouse annex building in preparation for the holiday celebration as Steven Ray steadies the ladder.

Volunteers from Helping Hands Outreach handed out 30 turkeys and 10 hams which will be prepared for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. John’s Evangelical Church in Kenton.

Plans can proceed for the creation of a cross country course around the farm land east of the Kenton Elementary School. The Facilities Committee of the Kenton Board of Education has no objections to allowing the creation of the running area, Chairman Russ Blue said at Monday’s school board meeting.

The Kenton Board of Education, at its meeting Monday night, learned about a new leadership program at Kenton Middle School. KMS counselor Jessica Parsley has modeled the program on “The Leader in Me” program implemented at the elementary school, with the focus being on “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” book by Sean Covey.

McGUFFEY — The Upper Scioto Valley Board of Education heard some positive news at its meeting on Monday evening. Education Director Craig Hurley shared a report with the board from the Ohio Department of Education which showed the district’s senior class is one of the state’s leaders in graduation preparedness.

Kenton Times readers can get an early start on their holiday shopping plans by picking up a copy of Wednesday’s paper. It will be filled with 15 advertising inserts from area businesses featuring their specials for Thanksgiving and/or Black Friday shopping.

ALGER — More than four inches of rain over the weekend brought several flooding and sanitation issues to the attention of the Alger Village Council at its meeting Monday evening. Mayor Von Summa reported he was assessing the damage and noticed the smell of sewage at some locations.

TUESDAY, NOV. 21 Ada council – 6:30 p.m., council chambers

Kenton city offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23 and 24, in observance of Thanksgiving.