A 17-year-old was cited for seatbelt violation/driver. The court ordered Carteens, 30-day license suspension and a $15 fine.

Aaron Johnson of Iron Fit Gym, LLC, cuts the ribbon to open the business during a ceremony Friday with members and the Hardin County Ambassadors. Located at 148 Harris St., it is a complete gym offering a certified personal trainer.

Block Insurance Agency Inc. of Waynesfield and Wapakoneta, as one of the top-performing insurance agencies, has earned the Senior Partner designation from Grange Insurance. This award recognizes Grange's most experienced agency partners who excel in professionalism and performance.

ALGER — A rescheduled meeting of the Alger Public Library Board of Trustees set for Tuesday, Aug. 4 will not be held as planned, announced Director Kathy Herfurth.

A Kenton man spent two weeks on his hands and knees in an Israeli cave this summer searching for human remains and tools at an archaeological site estimated to be at least 50,000 years old. John Dulin was part of a group of students and professors from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland to travel to the Manot Cave in western Galilee.

The Kenton High School Top Twenty will be looking to put a spell over audiences when it presents “Bewitched” as its competition show throughout the upcoming school year.

A former Kenton mayor, councilman and civic leader has died. Gary Ritzler died Thursday in the Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus.

Seona D. Harpel, Dunkirk – speeding 51 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25. Dennis Febus, Elida – speeding 54 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25.

SATURDAY, AUG. 1 Hardin County Agricultural Society (fair board) – 7:30 p.m., fair office, fairgrounds

Ohio State University Extension is asking farmers in the Maumee River Basin (24 northwest Ohio counties, including Hardin County) to help with a water monitoring research project looking at Dissolved Reactive Phosphorus (DRP) losses from fields. Increases in DRP in the watershed have been tied to increased occurrences of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.