The Kenton Elks Lodge honored the Teenagers of the Month from each of the six area schools at a luncheon Thursday.

The new Family Consumer Sciences educator at the Ohio State Extension Office in Hardin County is planning to use the success of the past to expand into new programs for the future. Jami Cavinee Dellifield is completing her first week in the post, replacing Kathy Oliver who retired this summer.

In the past four years, Angels for the Elderly has provided food to senior citizens who might otherwise go without meals, said Director Mary Roby. On Saturday, the organization is sponsoring its second annual fundraiser. The quarter auction and food drive is slated at the Eagles Lodge back room in Kenton starting at 1 p.m.

A Kenton-based manure handling company will take its case to the Ohio Supreme Court after the Third District Court of Appeals overturned a jury verdict in its case against two egg farms. LandTech had been awarded $5.3 million in a Hardin County jury decision following a four-day trial in November against Iowa-based Trillium Farms Holdings LLC...

A Kenton traffic signal project that had a price tag of nearly $1 million will be scaled back and completed for about $50,000, pending approval of city council. The Finance Committee of Kenton City Council on Tuesday night agreed to present the project to the entire council for discussion.

Hardin County residents who are selling buildings with septic systems are expected to face new health regulations after the first of the year. The sale of those properties will be monitored to make sure the site has a properly functioning system.

ADA — Village of Ada residents could be seeing a one-time monthly increase of $5 on their February 2016 storm sewer bill. Assistant Village Administrator Jamie Hall presented to council an ordinance for their consideration which would increase storm sewer rates by $5 to help provide funds for projects to repair village storm sewers.

The Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year and Community Service Awards. Anyone from Hardin County may be nominated to receive these honors.

FOREST — Despite being without a doctor on call since June, there are no plans to close the Forest Medical Center, according to Ron Snyder, acting CEO at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton. The office has remained open, said Snyder, but without a doctor in the center.

ALGER — Progress continues to be made on installation of water meters in Alger, despite an injury to a village worker. At Monday’s Board of Public Affairs meeting, it was reported about 15 to 20 meters remain to be installed, along with several antennas.