Margaret A. Bechtol, 119 E. Lynn St., reported the theft of her license plates. She stated that last June, she put the vehicle in storage at 115 S. Cherry St. inside a garage.

A Belle Center man suffered incapacitating injuries in an accident on County Road 121 Tuesday night. According to Logan County Sheriff Andrew Smith, a call was received at 9:33 p.m. Tuesday for a report of an accident on CR 121, east of Ohio 292.

Dudley Township Road 140 between County Road 235 and Township Road 245 will be closed three weeks for road work, the Hardin County Engineer’s Office announced this morning.

BELLEFONTAINE — The Ohio Hi-Point Board of Education, staff and friends said farewell to Superintendent Dr. Jeff Price during a reception held before Wednesday evening’s school board meeting. This was Price’s last meeting at Hi-Point before be begins his role as superintendent at Hardin Northern in August.

The number of dog cruelty and neglect cases in Hardin County is up this year and Dog Warden Tammy Ervin is not sure why that is the case. Within the last two weeks, she has taken in nine abused or neglected dogs at the Hardin County Dog Shelter.

An auction to help a local organization raise funds has mushroomed into a big community event in downtown Kenton on Friday night. “Eats on the Street,” which will run from 5 to 10 p.m., will feature six food trucks from Columbus serving a variety of food available in the capital city.

Another candidate will try the write-in route in the race for Kenton mayor in the November general election. Joe Hord, a former city councilman who last served in the 1980s, filed his candidacy with the Hardin County Board of Elections.

Area children will present a familiar story in a shorter format when they stage “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” this weekend in Kenton. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Kenton Middle School auditorium.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25 Ridgemont Board of Education – 5 p.m., high school library

Jennifer L. Mock, 444 W. Columbus St., reported that sometime overnight, someone broke out the window on the rear driver’s side door of her vehicle, which was parked in a gravel parking area in front of her residence at the time of the incident.