It will be an anxious next two weeks for Kenton mayoral candidates Randy Manns and Tom Taylor. After the votes were tallied in Tuesday’s Republican primary, Manns and Taylor were tied with 205 votes each.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont School District voters agreed to renew the district’s .75 percent income tax at Tuesday’s special election. The combined vote from Hardin and Logan counties showed 259 in support of the issue and 224 opposed.

There has been extensive drainage work completed this spring at the Hardin County Fairgrounds. Members of the fair board met with the county commissioners to request the county pave the parking lot outside the Community Building, but gave them an update on the work done on the grounds.

ADA — Downtown businesses in Ada will not be required to obtain a permit to place items in front of the business on the sidewalk. The Ada Village Council on Tuesday night unanimously rejected a resolution that would have adopted rules and regulations for the sidewalk use program.

U.S. 68 in Dunkirk between Washington and Wayne streets will be closed beginning Wednesday for approximately two days to complete a railroad crossing repair.

MOUNT VICTORY — Ohio 273 in Mount Victory, just west of Ohio 31, closed Monday for five days for the village’s ongoing waterline construction.

ADA — An Ada man is fighting for his life in at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus and will face criminal charges if he survives. Sheriff Keith Everhart confirmed today the house of Charles Thomas Louden was being used as a meth lab when it burst into flames Monday evening.

ADA — The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy has been awarded a Health Resources and Services Administration grant to establish a multidisciplinary rural mobile clinic to provide health care for residents of Hardin County.

Kenton Police Chief John Vermillion on Monday gave City Council’s Finance Committee an update on two projects as he prepares to close out his career. Vermillion, who retires Friday after 41 years in law enforcement and 19 as KPD chief, reported he has completed all his research on acquiring body cameras for all members of the force.

Several Hardin County garden organizations will be participating in the 12th annual Hardin County Plant Sale on Saturday, May 9 in the Arts and Crafts Building at the fairgrounds. There will be browsing and coffee available from 8:30 to 9 a.m., with the actual sale running from 9 a.m. to noon.