FOREST — Mike and Tracy Boyd woke up Saturday to a call all parents dread. Their teenage daughter, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Saracson, is missing.

JoAnn Erwin became a “familiar face” during her 34 years as the administrative assistant at St. John’s Evangelical Church in Kenton. Erwin, a Mount Victory native and Kenton resident, officially retired from the position on March 1 after complications with open heart surgery forced her to step down four months shy of the 35-year mark.

FOREST — The 2016 Tree Town Festival, to be held July 8, 9 and 10 in Gormley Park, Forest, is now accepting applications for the festival royalty contests. There will be three competitions: prince and princess, king and queen, and festival baby.

Liberty National Bank is sponsoring a free “Shred Your Documents Week” to help fight against identity theft. During the week of May 2, Liberty National will have available locked containers for individuals to drop off unwanted paperwork to be destroyed.

MONDAY, APRIL 25 Kenton City Council – 7 p.m., chambers

FOREST — Mike and Tracy Boyd woke up Saturday to a call all parents dread. Their teenage daughter, Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Saracson, is missing. Lizzie, 14, is an eighth-grader at Riverdale. It was nothing unusual for her, along with her younger brother, Andrew, to spend the weekend with their sister and husband, Ashley and Greg Nelson, at their home in Ada. …

Edward A. Polling, Dublin – speeding 43 mph in a 25 mph zone, fined $25. Chase Strawser, 112 Northern Commons, Ada – speeding 45 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $15.

The following individuals have a court "postponed" jail sentence scheduled and are ordered to report to the Hardin County Sheriff's Office at 1 p.m., on the following date(s):

As a part of the Hardin County for 68 years, the Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) wants to remind everyone that each of us has a connection to natural resources. The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is celebrating the 61st year of Stewardship Week, April 24 - May 1.

MARYSVILLE — On a recent Sunday afternoon, a large group of visitors to the Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW) sifts one at a time through the metal detector in the prison office.