Liberty National Bank has awarded scholarships to two area students toward their college education.

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and the staff at Hardin County Job and Family Services called attention to the local concerns by wearing blue to work on Wednesday.

No credible threat to Hardin Memorial Hospital was found after a bomb threat was called into the facility Wednesday afternoon, said Kenton Police Chief Dennis Musser.

There will be three countywide contested races on the Hardin County ballot in November.

Christopher Francis, 619 S. Oak St., reported a theft from his vehicle. According to Francis, when checking to see if there was frost on the car windows, he saw the dome light on in the vehicle. He went outside to check the doors where he found the driver’s side door open and a man sitting in the seat rummaging through the vehicle.

A celebration of life service for Arden E. “Stretch” Roberson will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Ohio Northern University’s English Chapel. It will be followed by a buffet in the ONU’s McIntosh Center. He died Oct. 3, 2015.

ADA — All officers of the Ada Police Department are now required to wear and use body cameras. Ada Village Council, at a special meeting Tuesday night, approved a new body-worn camera policy for the police department. The policy went into effect immediately.

Plans for the 2016 summer swimming season dominated the discussion at the Kenton Parks and Recreation Board meeting on Tuesday. Emma Bushong, recreation director, noted that since becoming a full-time city employee, she won’t be out at the pool as often.

RIDGEWAY — Two candidates for Hardin County commissioner seats discussed local issues with the Ridgeway council Tuesday evening. Bob Carder, a Republican candidate running to replace the late Ed Elliott and Democrat Joe Hord, who is hoping to unseat Randy Rogers in the general election in November