A Kenton woman was sent to prison for a total of 57 months on three felony counts in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court.

DOLA — The Hardin Northern Board of Education came to an agreement with the unions who represent both the certified and the classified employees at a special meeting Wednesday evening. According to Supt. Doug Roberts, the contracts are “very, very similar.”

A Kenton traffic signal a block off the downtown square that came down by itself nine months ago won’t be going back up anytime soon.

ADA — Even without the Race to the Top grant, Ada Superintendent Dr. Suzanne Darmer said the school district will continue its work to become a “learning organization.” Since 2010, the district has had the support of Race to the Top, a United States Department of Education competitive grant that helps generate and reward innovation and reforms within school districts. With Race to the Top coming to a close, she said the Ada School District will still go forward with its work started through the grant.

The mixture of alcohol and gasoline was nearly fatal for a Forest woman, her son, grandchild and neighbors, witnesses told a jury Tuesday in the Hardin County Common Pleas Court.

ADA — Despite the continuous rainy weather, Ada Assistant Administrator Jamie Hall doesn’t expect any major delays on construction of the new wastewater treatment plant. The rain has shut down the project for the time being, Hall said, but the water has been going away quickly.

The Kenton Board of Education agreed on Monday night to set aside $2 million as the start of a fund to help retire the debt on the elementary school or be used to help finance a new 7-12 building. The $2 million is being transferred from the district’s general fund to its permanent improvement fund.

Encouraged by a better-than-expected financial report, the Finance Committee of Kenton City Council will recommend about $26,000 in new appropriations to cover five areas following a meeting Monday afternoon at the municipal building.

There will be more doubling up of offices at Kenton Elementary School to accommodate additional staff to serve students with disabilities. Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski said, following Monday night’s school board meeting, that the district has more students needing title services than anticipated....

ALGER — The victims of a vicious dog attack on their property begged members of the Alger Village Council to be proactive in controlling the animals before the next victim is a human casualty.