A Kenton man was burned after his vehicle exploded Thursday afternoon. Samuel Curl, 331 N. Detroit St., drove himself to Hardin Memorial Hospital where he was later transported by Life Flight to the OSU Medical Center with burns on 27 percent of his body, according to a report from the Kenton Fire Department.

Farmers have to decide each spring whether to grow corn or soybeans. Other spring crops are not grown because there is not a local market or product demand, in other words the farmer has no place to sell them or the opportunity to make a profit.

A prowler was reported in the 400 block of Vine Street. Criminal mischief was reported in the 800 block of Lick Street.

Ticket sales are looking good for the Chase Bryant concert at the Hardin County Fair. Rob Wilson, from the entertainment committee, reported at Saturday’s meeting of the Hardin County Agricultural Society that there are only 60 reserved seats left, although track and general admission tickets are still available.

Two years ago, the pollution in Lake Erie shut down the water treatment plant for the city of Toledo and got national coverage by the news media. The source of the blooms of algae were attributed in part to the runoff of phosphorous from the application of fertilizer on farm fields.

DOLA — When the fifth-graders at Hardin Northern Elementary School were looking for a service learning project, they were impressed with the idea of placing a Buddy Bench on the playgrounds.

Brian Shook of Brian Shook Electric works on installing the new traffic signal on East Columbus Street at the intersection of Jacob Parrott Boulevard and Morningside Drive on Kenton’s east side.