Randall S Rogers Agency qualified for the 2015 Million Dollar Round Table (MORT). Financial agents, Randall Rogers and Ted Prueter, are located at 322 West Franklin St., Kenton.

WASHINGTON — April is Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) ICBA Community Banking Month – a time to salute the nation's more than 6,000 community banks and the Main Street communities they serve. Throughout the month, the ICBA and The Home Savings and Loan Company of Kenton, will share the positive story of community banks – how they help their customers and build stronger communities and why they are principal drivers of economic prosperity on Main Street.

Ohio 292 from Ohio 31 to the village of Ridgeway will be reduced to one lane through the work zone next week for berm work, announced the Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 office in Lima. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hardin County maintenance garage.

MOUNT VICTORY — Business, school and community leaders were given an update on legislation being considered at the state and national levels on Friday morning. U.S. Rep. Robert Latta, State Sen. Cliff Hite and State Rep. Robert Sprague shared information during presentations at the Legislative Breakfast sponsored by the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance at the Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mount Victory.

ADA – Ohio Northern University student William “Blake” Hays, a sixth-year pharmacy major from Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Practice Award for his dedication to the public.

When I was attending seminary in Columbus, I got a ticket for speeding. I hadn't been paying attention to my speed while dialing the car radio – an early example of what we now call "distracted driving".

The public is invited to watch “The Grace Card” today at 7 p.m. during Movie Night at Kenton Full Gospel Church. The church is located at 129 N. Wayne St., Kenton. Free popcorn and soft drinks will be provided after the movie.

Auglaize Free United Baptist Church at Maysville will offer an all-you-can eat country style breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 9. The donation is $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 7 to 13, and children younger than 6 eat free.

Ohio State is looking for farmer cooperators and crop consultants to help conduct on-farm field trials this year. Updating fertilizer recommendations is a major undertaking that will require a collective effort from numerous OSU extension personnel, crop consultants and farmer cooperators.

REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture is now accepting entries for the 2016 “Agriculture is Cool!” Creative Expressions contest. Children enrolled in school or home schooled in Ohio during the 2015-2016 academic year have until June 6 to capture their personal interpretation of why Ohio agriculture is cool for their chance to win prizes, including tickets to the Ohio State Fair.