ADA — To help pay for storm sewer replacement and repairs, the Ada Village Council will likely need to raise storm sewer rates. The big question is the time period over which that will happen.

The Hardin County Fair will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8 with opening day being Veterans Day. The flag raising will begin at 1 p.m. and the opening ceremony will start shortly thereafter. Tickets for Veterans Day will be available in the Veterans Service Office at the courthouse from now through Friday, Sept. 4 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to …

Four area first-year students will begin studies Aug. 25 at The Ohio State University with the help of scholarships through the Hardin County OSU Alumni Association.

The efforts of an Upper Scioto Valley student to repair a tornado siren in Alger have earned him another honor. Wesley Lowery of rural Alger is the recipient of the R.A. Horn Outstanding Achievement Award from the State Support Team (SST) Region 6 area.

The following items were reported from Forest Chief of Police Donnie Southward for July. Officers assisted a resident locked out of her home in the 300 block of N. Mary St.

Michael J. Heilman, 15571 Ohio 31, was stopped eastbound at the traffic signal on West Columbus Street at North Main Street. Elizabeth R. Perkins, 811 Park Ave., was also eastbound on West Columbus Street and attempted to travel into the left turn lane, striking Heilman’s vehicle with the passenger-side rear view mirror.

Two Russells Point residents were arrested north of Mount Victory Tuesday and charged with drug-related charges.

A report was received of a theft from the Fillin’ Station. Austin M. Hord, 16796 Ohio 67, was traveling north in the 700 block of North Wayne Street at a high rate of speed.

WHARTON — A Mount Blanchard youth escaped serious injury in a rollover crash Monday afternoon. Police said Briana Digby, 16, was traveling westbound on TH 79 northwest of Wharton when she topped a hill with a slight curve and lost control.

Two grants obtained this spring by Kenton City Schools will help the district meet new state requirements for career advising and creating student success plans. Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski said the goal of the policies “is to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the knowledge, skills, work habits and aspirations to succeed in the future workforce.”