FOREST — Through the support of the area communities, Clifford McBride has been able to keep his business going for 67 years. McBride and his wife, Marcille, are the owners of McBride Furniture Village in Forest.

During the daytime hours, Amanda Crates-Bayliff can be found consoling grieving families at the Schindewolf-Stout-Crates Funeral Home in Kenton. But after work, the black dress is replaced with gym clothes and Crates-Bayliff is at home lifting weights and doing exercises as a trainer at the new Iron Fit Gym in Kenton.

The Cessna and Dudley Township trustees will hold their monthly recycling services Saturday. In Cessna Township, it will run from 10 a.m. to noon at the township hall, located on Township Road 105.

For the parents of most 16-month-old boys, the bedtime for their toddler is a time to unwind and relax from the hectic demands of the day. But Tom Francis and Christina Howe of Kenton are on pins and needles when their son, Riley, finally drifts off.

In recent weeks, a video of an Ohio State trooper saving the life of a truck driver has been seen by people throughout the nation. Those who have seen it locally may not realize the officer many are calling a hero is from Hardin County.

A former Kenton resident convicted for setting a fire that killed his step-father won’t be getting early release from the Department of Youth Services. Robert Fortner Jr., 19, will continue to serve his modified sentence until he reaches age 21, Hardin County Juvenile Court Judge Steve Christopher ruled following a hearing Thursday afternoon.

RIDGEWAY — Since being allowed to set up in the new Ridgemont School on Monday, teachers have been working well together in the new building. According to Superintendent Emmy Beeson, teachers were permitted but not required to begin the move-in process on Monday.

BELLEFONTAINE — The Ohio Hi-Point Career Center Board of Education discussed the purchase of two new buses for the district during a regular schedule meeting Wednesday evening. The buses would replace Hi-Point’s current buses from the 1990s that need extensive maintenance work.

If anyone knows the cost of heroin addiction, it is Jawna Ferrell. The Kenton woman has lost a brother and a son in the war on drugs and is dedicating her life to helping others who are facing the heroin epidemic.

MOUNT VICTORY — With classes set to begin at the new Ridgemont School building in just 2 1/2 weeks, teachers have begun the move-in process. Most teachers began the move from their former building – either the elementary school in Mount Victory or the high school in Ridgeway – to the new building on Tuesday, while some started on Monday.