A Kenton man was sent to prison for three years after he was found guilty of one charge of aggravated burglary in a case heard in Hardin County Commons Plea Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Joshua Owen Spradling, 425 Vine St., Kenton, pleaded guilty to the single count.

FOREST — The boil water advisory for the Village of Forest was lifted at 1:35 p.m. Wednesday by Administrator Wes Davis.

UPPER SANDUSKY — Wyandot County Historical Society Director and Museum Curator Ron Marvin Jr. has released his second nationally publicized book, “A Brief History of Wyandot County,” and will sign autographs during a release party Friday evening at the museum.

The Kenton-Hardin Health Board extended a contract to Ashley Hall to fill the open position for medical coding and billing for the health department. Hall was hired following the resignation in July of Christine Lawrence.

FOREST — Due to a water main break late Monday afternoon, the village of Forest is under a boil water advisory until further notice. Because of the water main break, trash collection in the village will be delayed by one day this week.

The Hardin County commissioners are working with the Chamber and Business Alliance and the public in identifying brownfields in the county as part of a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Hardin County had applied for $400,000 twice before for the federal funding, before its third application was approved for half the requested amount.

In the year since Jon Cross returned to Kenton to lead the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, he has encouraged officials to think about long-term plans for the community. He said a lot of good ideas have come to the table from Mayor Randy Manns and members of City Council, and now is the time to assess the city's strategic priorities.

Kenton City Council approved the first reading of legislation Monday night that it hopes will position the city for job growth. It would establish a Job Creation Incentive Program available to existing businesses that expand their number of employees, as well as new businesses bringing new jobs to Kenton.

A Marion woman was killed in a single-car accident Monday evening on Ohio 309 in Goshen Township, east of Kenton. According to a press release from the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle traveling eastbound on Ohio 309 went off the left side of the roadway at about 10:39 p.m. and rolled over multiple times before coming to rest in the ditch on the westbound side of the roadway.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — When the yearly income tax figures came in for Riverdale Local Schools, Treasurer Jodie Ribley was pleasantly surprised. Ribley reported at Monday evening’s regular monthly board meeting that the income tax total had come in higher than anticipated.