ALGER — The USV Alger EMS was named the “Volunteer Squad of the Year” recently at the Lima Memorial Health System’s 20th annual EMS banquet. The group was chosen for this award by their EMS peers.

The American Red Cross of Hardin County is planning a new event, Boots and Badges: A Rockin’ Party for the Red Cross to celebrate local first responders. It will take place on Saturday, June 27 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge, 10750 U.S. 68, Kenton.

Children will have the opportunity to experience 'Bugs, Birds, and Bees! Oh My!' at the Children's Day at the Friendship Gardens sponsored by the Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardeners.

THURSDAY, MAY 28 Ada Board of Education – 6 p.m., board of education office

A Safety Committee recommendation to bring back a downtown traffic signal ran into a red light from a shorthanded Kenton City Council on Tuesday night. Councilwoman Patti Risner, who chairs the safety panel, said her committee wants to restore the signal at the corner of South Main and Ohio streets, a block off the downtown square.

Kenton City Council accepted a proposal Tuesday night that will keep the Hardin County commissioners partially responsible for repairs to the Leighton Street bridge. The plan, approved on a 4-0 vote with three members absent, means Kenton would maintain ownership of the Leighton Street bridge...

Property owners wanting to sell their homes or businesses that have a septic system and/or water well will need to have those systems inspected before the transfer is recorded beginning in January.

As the temperature gets warmer and Memorial Day kicking of the summer camping and outdoor cooking season, Kenton Fire Chief Russell Blue and State Fire Marshal Larry L. Flowers want to remind Kenton and all Ohioans to be fire safe during the summer months.