A Kenton man was placed on community control after pleading guilty to drug charges in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court.

ADA — Ohio Northern University has been selected as the primary spring training site for The Cadets, one of the oldest and most honored continuously operating drum and bugle corps in the country.

FINDLAY — Rachael Coberley of Belle Center performs the role of Rosalie Wells and serves as a member of the production staff/crew in the University of Findlay’s theater production of “The Children’s Hour,” a 1934 drama by Lillian Hellman. The production is being staged in the Frank J. Egner Center for the Performing Arts’ John and Hester Powell-Grimm Theatre now …

DUNKIRK — On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln walked into an assassination conspiracy at Ford’s Theater in Washington. After 150 years the Great Emancipator’s murder is still a source of interest, as was evident with the number of people who crowded into the Hardin Northern Public Library to hear local historian and educator Jim Taylor

The Kenton Park and Recreation Board gave its approval to the Warriors First group to provide a meal to veterans and their families on Memorial Day, May 25 at Saulisberry Park. Warriors First is the organization planning to create a camping area for veterans at the park, to be known as Camp Jacob Parrott.

Two Kenton natives had an unexpected meeting in Afghanistan, where both serve in the U.S. armed forces.

RIDGEWAY — Work will begin at the end of this month on two water leaks in the village of Ridgeway. One of the leaks to be repaired is in an alley between Ohio and Madison streets, and the other lies in the 300 block of Hale Street.

DOLA — A long-standing tradition at Hardin Northern will be a casualty to the new state testing methods, it was announced Tuesday at the board of education meeting.