LIMA — Trinity United Methodist Church, 301 W. Market St., Lima, is presenting the 2017-2018 Ronald W. Richards Music Series. This year, the series will feature four concerts. The first, on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m., will be a hymn festival led by organist Jonathan Hehn.

Auglaize Free United Baptist Church will be hosting Jericho Road at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call 937-599-4872.

COLUMBUS – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced Friday, Nov. 17 as the deadline to submit applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Ohio.

REYNOLDSBURG – The next round of funding is now available through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), as part of a five-year, $17.5 million program funded by USDA’s Natural Resources Conser-vation Service (NRCS).

At the State Library of Ohio in Columbus, the librarians in Hardin County have a nickname. They are known as the Hardin County Five. That moniker was earned by the librarians from the Mary Lou Johnson Hardin County District Library in Kenton, the Ridgemont Public Library, the Ada Public Library, the Forest-Jackson Public Library and the Hardin Northern Library in Dunkirk because of the cooperation and teamwork the group displays in helping each other.

Kenton Mayor Randy Manns welcomes safety forces and their families to the third annual First Responders Appreciation Dinner on Thursday evening in the community room at Mid-Ohio Energy in Kenton.

The Hardin County Commissioners were updated on a new program designed to address the issue of teen drinking in the county. The young people who reported drinking at some point in their lives in the county usually start drinking alcohol when they are 13 years old, said Robin Oates, Project Director for the Hardin County Coalition To Prevent Substance Abuse.

The Kenton Lions Club will be sponsoring a White Cane Safety Day on Saturday at Ace Hardware and CVS Pharmacy in Kenton. Club members will demonstrate white canes and for a donation passing out white cane lapel pins.

MOUNT VICTORY — Finances for Ridgemont Schools will be “very stable” for the next five years. That’s the assessment of Treasurer Fred Reinemeyer, who presented the district’s five-year forecast through fiscal year 2022 at the monthly school board meeting Thursday.

COLUMBUS - Senate President Larry Obhof, R-Medina, has announced the application process to fill a vacancy in Ohio’s 1st Senate District seat. Former Senator Cliff Hite resigned from the position earlier this week.