Cindy (Brodman) and Randy Geiger of Dunkirk are celebrating their 35th anniversary. The couple were married Sept. 22, 1984 by Rev. William Kelley at Forest United Methodist Church. Cindy is the daughter of the late Byron and Lucy Brodman, and Randy is the son of Myron and Lou Geiger of Dunkirk.

Working in her hometown area as the public relations and public information officer for the Kenton-Hardin Health Department, Kelsey Ralston said she is providing important information to an audience full of people she’s known most of her life.

First photo, Nora Dellifield (center) was named the queen of the 2019 Harvest and Herb Festival in Ada on Saturday. There were 10 candidates seeking the title this year. Josie Poling won the essay portion of the judging and was third runner-up in the contest.

DOLA — Hardin Northern defeated Kenton 25-22, 15-25, 25-22, 25-23 in a volleyball action on Saturday afternoon. Kenton falls to 1-7 on the season, while the Polar Bears improve to 5-8.

DUNKIRK — Jerry Smith was just spending some time in the living room at his home on the south edge of Dunkirk about noon on Friday, when a loaded semi truck blasted through the house. The impact ejected Smith an estimated 30 feet in the air from the house, Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart told the Times.

ADA — Construction workers were still moving cranes and adjusting scaffolding as Ohio Northern University students got their first look at the new James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building on the Ada campus in August. The workers were still tweaking portions of the structure Friday as members of the local media were given a tour of the spacious $30 million addition to the campus. An open house for the public is scheduled for Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon. The building is slated to be dedicated in a ceremony on Oct. 11.

Hannah Holland (right) was crowned Kenton High School homecoming queen in ceremonies prior to the Kenton-Defiance football game Friday night at Robinson Field. With her is last year’s queen, Elizabeth Heintz.

Each year, the third-graders at Kenton Elementary take a walking tour of points of interest in the downtown Kenton area. One of their stops this year was the Sullivan-Johnson Museum, where they encountered some antique dolls in the parlor.

After a somewhat sluggish start on both sides of the ball, Kenton found its football game in the second half on Friday night. Leading 14-7 at halftime, the Wildcats scored 28 straight points in the second half to put the game out of reach on the way to a 42-14 homecoming victory at Robinson Field.

McGUFFEY — After giving up a late touchdown to Upper Scioto Valley, Hardin Northern managed to kill the clock and hold on for a 21-14 football win over the Rams on Friday night, their first in five times playing their inter-county rival.