The 2016 Tree Town Festival kicked off with a parade on Friday evening. A large crowd watched on as the parade lasted for nearly an hour. Times photos/Dan Robinson

One contractor substantially underbid two others during the bid opening Friday afternoon for Kenton’s Letson Avenue reconstruction project. Shelly Company of Findlay bid $709,463.95 to take on the project.

Shaelyn McNamara (back, left) was crowned the queen of the 2016 Forest Tree Town Festival Friday evening. She sold $1,775 festival tickets to capture the title. Shaelyn is the daughter of Holly McNamara.

Ronald L. Zimmerly Jr., president and CEO of Liberty National Bank and its board of directors promoted three employees to higher status as a reflection of their job performances and daily responsibilities.

The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance along with the Hardin County Ambassadors will conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Lucky Lady’s Primitive Loft Expressions, 9897 U.S. 68, north of Kenton, on Wednesday, July 13 at 4 p.m.

Latina M. Sanks, Lima – speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25.

Supreme Court rules prohibit the use of a child's name in a press release. The following cases were heard in June of 2016.

Halie Breeden, 411 King St., was arrested and charged with possession of drugs after officers found heroin, a used syringe, a glass marijuana pipe and a metal spoon in her car during a traffic stop.

Several area families found relief from the summer heat Thursday at the splash park at Murray Park in Kenton.