To the editor: We, as religious leaders in our community, are devastated by the recent violence in our nation and world.

Work on the Letson Avenue reconstruction project in Kenton won’t begin until Sept. 12, the Monday after the Hardin County Fair. Officials from the project contractor, Shelly Company of Findlay, made the announcement during a pre-construction meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Kenton Municipal Building.

Ohio Northern University senior and 2014 Kenton High School grad Maggie Kimmel is pictured in a selfie with Ohio Governor John Kasich and his wife, Karen.

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (AP) — A western Ohio man has admitted to fatally shooting a teenager while hosting a drinking party in December. The Springfield News-Sun reports 20-year-old Evan Hoffman pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and sex with a minor in the shooting death of 16-year-old Brandon Doseck. Authorities say Hoffman was throwing a party at his home when he got …

A suspicious noise was reported at 347 Kuert Ave. It was later learned that the house was egged.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The first ever Heritage Day Festival in the Village is planned in Mount Blanchard on Saturday, Aug. 20 beginning at 10 a.m. and lasting through fireworks that evening.

FOREST — The Forest Police Department submitted the following report for the month of June.

A theft was reported at 627 E. Franklin St.

ADA — The Ada swimming pool improvement project has been pushed back a year and will not be completed this year for the 2017 pool season as first anticipated. At a buildings and grounds committee meeting following the regular council meeting Tuesday night, Administrator Jamie Hall updated council on where the project stands.