DOLA — As Jerry McBride was considering the advantages of solar energy for his grain farm near Dola, he was skeptical. The financial advantages over conventional electric power seemed too good to be true.

The two-night event Hope Over Heroin aims to provide support to those impacted by drugs by way of a gathering of the community’s churches and practical help resources. The Hope Over Heroin program, complete with food, live music and real stories of deliverance, will be coming to Kenton’s Wharton Park on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18 and 19, beginning at 7 p.m. each night.

A Kenton man was sent to prison for 13 years and was designated a Tier II sexual offender in a case before the Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Richard Shannon Jenkins, 71, 15079 Ohio 309, Room 23, Kenton, pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or performance.

A Lima man was killed in a two-vehicle accident in Roundhead Township Tuesday afternoon.

FINDLAY — Two teens were seriously injured and two others sustained minor injuries when their vehicle rolled in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday night in Hancock County.

ADA — Beginning Monday, early morning emergency calls made by Ada residents will be dispatched by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office. According to a press release from Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger, local calls will be handled by the sheriff’s dispatchers between midnight and 8 a.m.

RIDGEWAY — The heavy rains in Ridgeway have caused the ditches of Ridgeway to overflow and have emphasized the drainage problems in the village.

BELLEFONTAINE — John Krock, 52, of Kenton, was cited for failure to control following a non-injury crash Friday morning involving his semi tractor-trailer that was hauling grain.

The improvements for the intersection of Ohio 67 and Morningside Drive in Kenton will not be happening in 2017, as the city had hoped. The city had hoped to widen Ohio 67 at the intersection and connect Morningside Drive with Jacob Parrott Blvd., along with other improvements.

Many residents of the county will be able for the first time to purchase flood insurance. According to County Engineer Mike Smith, the county was notified earlier this month it has been accepted to participate in the emergency National Flood Insurance program.