Farmers take advantage of technology to successfully grow a crop.

DES MOINES, Iowa — America’s Pig Farmer of the Year award program is accepting applications until May 17 at americaspigfarmer.com.

The Jumbo Jr. Farmers 4-H Club met on Monday, April 13 at the McDonald Township Hall to elect their officers.

This filing season, taxpayers are finding record long waits for assistance at Internal Revenue Service walk-in centers and on phone lines. That is because the IRS budget has been cut five consecutive years in a row.

Dawn Lesley Gaukin, 214 E. Franklin St., was arrested on a warrant through the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office.

The Hardin County Probate and Juvenile Court offices will be closed from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22 for Secretary’s Day.

The vision of a Hardin Northern senior will take center stage Sunday as the Hardin County community pools its talent and dollars to support an orphanage in Haiti. Rhiannon Ferkins attended the national FFA Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. earlier this year and returned with a determination to make a difference with her life.

There will be about a two-month gap from when John Vermillion retires as Kenton police chief on May 8 and the naming of his successor.

ADA — Games, activities and cool treats await children at the third annual Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Spring Event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ada War Memorial Park.

Kenton High School robotics students participated in the 2015 National Robotics Challenge (NRC), held April 9-11 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Marion.