New staff members for grades 7-12 at Kenton City Schools were introduced at Monday’s school board meeting. They include (from left, front) Shelby Shape, Brittany Evans, Tina Hiller, Hailee Loughman, Kirsten Newland;

Despite holding a 2-0 lead over visiting River Valley at halftime, head coach Jamie Bartlett felt his Kenton boys soccer team looked sluggish in the first half. In the second half, the Wildcat mentor liked what he saw a lot more as his team put the ball in the back of the net four more times on the way to a 6-1 victory on Monday night.

Elida defeated Kenton 4-1 in a Western Buckeye League tennis match on Monday night. The only victory for the Wildcats was from Mykaela Schriber at No. 1 singles. Schriber swept Elida’s Ava Long 6-0, 6-0.

CENTERVILLE — The Ben Logan girls golf team shot a 345 to finish 13th of 16 teams at Lady Elks Invitational at Yankee Trace Golf Course on Monday. Mailiis Simovart carded a 76 to lead the Raiders, while Sydney Wesson added a 79. Leeah Valentine chipped in with a 93, Gabrielle Schmidt had a 97 and Willow Titus a 111.

Bath got past Kenton 197-204 in a Western Buckeye League boys golf match at Memorial Park Golf Course on Monday afternoon. Trey Jeffries shot a 48 to lead Kenton. He was followed by Carson James with a 50 and Ethan Wirbel and Luke Hites, who both chipped in with 53s.

Ridgemont’s Hannah Shoffner sends a shot toward the green during the Gophers match against Elgin on Monday. Results of the match were not received by presstime.

After a couple of productive trips to Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, the Trophy Bassmasters headed back to their home waters of Indian Lake for a mid summer contest. The 13 anglers found what is expected on an inland lake in Ohio in the heat of the summer, tough conditions, as only 33 keeper bass of at least 12 inches were brought in following the eight-hour day. Total weight for the club was just 46.88 pounds.

Sherry Ann (Woodard) and Gene Greentree of Mount Victory are celebrating their 50th anniversary. The couple were married Aug. 30, 1969 at Christian Missionary Alliance Church, Kenton by Rev. Lowell Miller.

Several Hardin County Girl Scouts came away from the 2019 Ohio State Fair with many awards. Jordyn Smith from Ada captured the Gold Medal in the Girl Scout Speech contest. Her speech titled "Letter to my younger self" was judged outstanding in the Junior category. She earned a Silver medal in the design competition.. They were given a box of items and they had to make a camping scene in 45 minutes. She earned a Bronze medal in the duct tape competition by making a dress, with photos of her modeling it. She also earned a 1st place ribbon in robotics, a 2nd place ribbon for a community service project and a 3rd place ribbon for a game displaying trivia from the Girl Scout Birthplace in Savannah, Ga.

As technology trainer at the area libraries, Chloe Noel has formed connections with those she helps, learning a little bit about them each time. Chloe is in her fourth year as technology trainer, which is a position originally funded by AmeriCorps for her first two years and is now funded by a grant through the state library.