Doug LaRue, USV Alger EMS chief and EMS Manager at Lima Memorial Health System, was recently awarded the Frank Giampetro Distinguished Educator of the Year Award for Ohio by the Ohio Department of Public Safety – Division of EMS.

Upper Scioto Valley teacher Melissa Rofe hands out packages of books and material to members of the kindergarten class Thursday as the school kicked off its summer reading program.

The car which will be featured Monday at the Mount Victory Antique Car Show and Petroliana Swap is a 1940 Plymouth Sedan Delivery vehicle owned by Tom and Carol Meredith of Cairo.

PIQUA — It was a bit more difficult than the first two times, but Ben Logan’s Madison Manns is going to the Division II state track meet in the high jump for the third straight year. A year after advancing to Columbus by winning the Piqua regional track meet with a top leap of 5-2, Manns easily cleared 5-2 on Thursday afternoon. So did four other jumpers.

DOLA — Hardin Northern Elementary has announced its students of the month for April. Kindergarten: Avery Ayers, Tyson Bell, Dylan Conner, Paisley Ritchie, Kaitlyn Sexton, Kelci Cramer, Grace Doll, Levi Miller, Braxton Mullett, Jase Rodabaugh

In the 1960s, most enlisted men were sent to fight for their country in Vietnam, but Al Talbert's assignment took him to other destinations with equally important and no less dangerous missions. Talbert, now of Kenton, grew up in the Springfield area, the son of an Army veteran. When he received his draft notice at the age of 19, Talbert decided to enlist in the Army and began a military experience in the intelligence field of the service.

Rita Drabik Wilson (left) of Kenton and her sister, Sandy Drabik, stand with State Rep. Michael Sheehy, D-Oregon, shortly after Sheehy introduced legislation in the Ohio House of Representatives to name I-475 near Toldeo after their father, Alexander S. Drabik.

TIFFIN — It was a rough first day for area athletes as no one was able to finish among the top four finishers and earn a trip to state at the Division III regional track meet at Heidelberg University on Wednesday afternoon. Hardin Northern’s Frank McCoy came the closest to earning a trip to state on the first day of competition as he had a leap of 20-3 1/4 to finish sixth in the long jump.

Receiving athletic booster awards during the Kenton High School spring sports awards program on Wednesday night were (from left) Hayden Hicks (boys track), Paige Osborn (girls track), Bobby Halsey (baseball), Taj Chahal (boys tennis) and Natalia Conley (softball).

Residents and staff at Kenton Nursing and Rehab Center took part in a pie-in-the-face experience as residents “creamed” their favorite staff during National Skilled Nursing Care Week.