DOLA — Hardin Northern students in grades 7-12 may pick up their schedules on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. or 1 and 3 p.m. Schedules can also be picked up during the open house on Aug. 24.

In 1890, a group of 19 Kenton residents got together to create a local Elks lodge. In the 125 years that followed, Lodge 157 has gone from a local gathering spot to a chapter known by members of the Elks throughout the nation.

About half of the Kenton customers who participate in the city’s electric aggregation program were overcharged the past eight months and will be receiving a credit or reimbursement. IGS Energy, which supplies electricity through the program, apologized for the billing error in a letter presented to City Council on Monday night.

Kenton City Council paid tribute to a former mayor at its meeting Monday night. Council conducted a moment of silence for Gary Ritzler, who served as Kenton’s mayor from 2004 to 2011. He died July 30 at the age of 72.

RIDGEWAY — The Ridgemont Board of Education took action Monday night at a special session to ensure classes will begin in the district on Sept. 15. Originally the starting date for Ridgemont was set at Aug. 24, but the construction work on the district’s new preK-12 facility is behind schedule, said Superintendent Emmy Beeson.

First-year head band director Travis Wissman is aiming to instill a strong sense of respect, integrity and pride to the Kenton High School band. Wissman spent the previous two years as an assistant band director at the school where he got the opportunity to know the students, making for an easy transition.

Memories of youth are being sparked at the Hardin Hills Health and Rehab Center through the use of music. Over the last three weeks, residents at the Kenton facility have been moved to tears and laughter as they listen to the music they loved when they were younger.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont Schools will delay the start of the 2015-16 school year by three weeks to allow more work to be completed on the district’s new PreK-12 school building.

Toby Flaget thought he was at the end of his road. All he had known was being a Marine and police officer, but with both of those worlds taken from him, in his eyes, there was no reason to continue living. Tears ran down his cheeks as he held the barrel of a gun in his mouth.

Welcoming what may be its largest incoming group of teachers in school history, Kenton City Schools has taken a new approach to make sure they are prepared when classes begin Aug. 17. Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski said they call it “Boot Camp.”