The Hardin County Board of Elections will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday in its office in the basement of the Hardin County Courthouse to conduct logic and accuracy testing on the voting equipment. The regular October meeting will follow.

A Kenton traffic signal project that had a price tag of nearly $1 million will be scaled back and completed for about $50,000, pending approval of city council. The Finance Committee of Kenton City Council on Tuesday night agreed to present the project to the entire council for discussion.

Hardin County residents who are selling buildings with septic systems are expected to face new health regulations after the first of the year. The sale of those properties will be monitored to make sure the site has a properly functioning system.

ADA — Village of Ada residents could be seeing a one-time monthly increase of $5 on their February 2016 storm sewer bill. Assistant Village Administrator Jamie Hall presented to council an ordinance for their consideration which would increase storm sewer rates by $5 to help provide funds for projects to repair village storm sewers.

Computer classes and one-on-one tech help will now be available at the Forest-Jackson Public Library in Forest and the Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin County District Library in Kenton. Classes have limited availability so those interested are encouraged to sign up in advance.

THURSDAY, OCT. 8 Hardin County Board of Elections – 9 a.m., board office, courthouse

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Benjamin Logan FFA soils team traveled to Morrow County for the district soil contest. The team of six students learned how to evaluate the soil and land use for both rural and urban applications.

An officer was requested to meet a mother at Kenton Elementary School regarding a dispute.

The Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year and Community Service Awards. Anyone from Hardin County may be nominated to receive these honors.

FOREST — Despite being without a doctor on call since June, there are no plans to close the Forest Medical Center, according to Ron Snyder, acting CEO at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton. The office has remained open, said Snyder, but without a doctor in the center.