ADA — When Rhett Grant arrived to lead the Ada Public Library last summer, he hit the ground running. The summer reading program was to begin in a few days and he was moving his belongings into a new home, but the gorilla in the room was the start of the remodeling of the facility.

During the burial portion of a funeral on Thursday, mourners chose to pay tribute to the deceased by closing down a major highway and squealing their tires on the pavement. It marked the second time such a display of anger or grief has taken place in Hardin County and Sheriff Keith Everhart said it won’t be tolerated a third time.

A Kenton man who authorities say was the leader of a group of five men who invaded a Kenton home in September was sent to prison for more than eight years earlier this week in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Peyton William George, 608 N. Main St., Kenton, pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, two counts of felony assault and grand theft with a firearms specification.

ADA — Junior high students at Ada will be given more choices in selecting their electives in the coming school year. At the monthly Ada Board of Education meeting on Thursday night, the board approved the program of studies for grades 9 through 12 and grades 7 and 8 for the 2018-19 school year.

Ten years ago, Larry and Heather Gossard of Kenton had never heard of neurofibromatosis. But when doctors told them their 10-month-old son was the victim of NF, they quickly became experts.

The Hardin County Engineer’s Department has announced it will reopen County Road 265 between County Road 245 and the Marion County line after it had been closed for tree removal.

ADA — Vocalists from throughout the area are auditioning for a spot in two new community choirs. The Noteworthy Community Choir is being formed by Ada High School graduate Vicki Mills and is offering spots to singers in two groups.

Area leaders will get an update on Kenton’s downtown improvement project during a meeting of the Downtown Steering Committee set for March 22. The meeting is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. and the tentative location is the meeting room at the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.

The Hardin County Shelter for the Crossroads Crisis Center is being closed later this month, but its director said the intended plan when it opened more than five years ago to give sanctuary to victims of domestics violence never materialized.

Kenton City Council, at its meeting Monday night, received an update on a project to line the city’s downtown with banners of veterans and active duty personnel. Roger Crowe, a Hardin County commissioner who is leading the project, said community response has been strong.