ADA — First Baptist Church of Ada will host a spaghetti dinner and Alzheimer's presentation on Sunday, Oct. 15. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. with the program at 7 p.m.

During the past week soybean harvest has kicked into high gear. The extended dry period has allowed farmers an uncommon opportunity to harvest non-stop. In some fields they are having trouble staying ahead of the drying beans – grain moisture dropping as low as 10 percent, increasing the chance of shattering before harvest.

After suffering abuse as a child, then as a young wife, a Hardin County woman now wants to minister to other women and children who have been abused. Charlotte Gooden shared her story of abuse and her strength to break free of it as guest speaker at the 2017 Candlelight Vigil to remember victims of domestic violence, hosted by Crossroads Crisis Center at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Kenton.

Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Henderson (center) was named Deputy of the Year at the sheriff’s annual appreciation and awards program on Thursday night.

Trustees of the Kenton City Schools Excellence for Education Foundation met at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the Oaklief administrative building. Marshall Wolowicz, of Edward R. Jones, reviewed the foundation investments.

SATURDAY, OCT. 7 Hardin County Agricultural Society (fair board) – 7:30 p.m., fair office, fairgrounds

An officer responded to a report of an unruly juvenile at 403 N. Leighton St. An officer was requested at Kenton Middle School in reference to an unruly juvenile.

LIMA — The Lima Symphony Orchestra will open its season with “Ethereal Connections” on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center. Gustav Holst’s compelling and iconic piece The Planets will be accompanied by stunning visual images of our Solar System courtesy of NASA and artfully designed by Adrian Wyard.

BLUFFTON — Bluffton University will host a concert featuring its Concert Band at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8 in Yoder Recital Hall. The performance, part of homecoming weekend activities at Bluffton, is free and open to the public.

MARION — The New York Times bestseller and international classic, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, will be brought to life on stage at the historic Marion Palace Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The professional theatre company, Literature to Life, a program of Young Audiences New York, presents a stunning solo performance by Sorab Wadia.