Wheelchair races were a hit with residents, visitors and staff during Kenton Nursing and Rehab Center’s week-long celebration of National Skilled Nursing Care Week.

Heartland Home Health and Hospice treated Kenton Nursing and Rehab Center staff to lunch on Thursday, May 16 during National Skilled Nursing Care Week.

Area students will be given an opportunity to earn money while they learn about careers in the mental health field. Prevention Awareness Support Services (PASS) has partnered with the Family Resource Center and the Mental Health Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin counties are sponsoring the event, which will last five weeks. Participants will focus on mental health and social work careers. The program is available for youth entering the 9th through 12th grades and wishing to learn more about the demands in that field.

Members of the Ohio State Alumni Club of Hardin County were treated to music from the Beatles at their annual dinner on Tuesday night in Kenton. William Ballenger, director of the OSU School of Music, and assistant Pete Tender, sang and played a selection of Beatles’ songs. The “Musical Magical Mystery Tour,” Ballenger said, was inspired by a study abroad to London a year ago in which they visited various Beatles landmarks.

Tommy Dodge of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium holds a small alligator as students ask questions and feel the reptile’s skin during Family Fun Night at Kenton Elementary School on Tuesday evening. In addition to learning more about a variety of zoo creatures, the young students with their parents took part in a variety of activities at the event.

The students at Hardin Northern presented Deputy Joe Carl and K9 Officer Riley with a thank you poster for reading with them every week this school year. The poster was signed by all students in grades K-3. The students really enjoyed reading with Riley and Deputy Carl.

Ohio State Alumni Club of Hardin County scholarship recipients were recognized at the club’s annual dinner on Tuesday night in Kenton. Pictured are (from left, front) Buckeyeman, followed by students Sarah Thomas, Riley McKinniss, Alexis Elliott, club President Bob Simmons;

Ridgemont Public Library in Mount Victory is showcasing a rug hooking display by Linda Houchin. Houchin has been hooking rugs for almost 10 years after taking a course at a local library taught by Jennifer Kleinhenz of Powell.

There were 55 young people who took part in the Get Hooked on Fishing event on Saturday at France Lake. They caught crappie, large mouth bass, blue gill and rock bass. The class was a sponsored by the Hardin County Sheriff's Office and the Hardin County Recovery Court co-sponsored the event.

BELLEFONTAINE — The Ben Logan softball team will be playing in the regional softball tournament for the first time since 2001 when it takes the field against West Jefferson at 5 p.m. today at Wright State University. And while it should be no surprise the Lady Raiders have had a successful tournament run after going 25-2 this season and winning the CBC’s Mad River Division for the second year in a row, this season’s regional trip is one that has been years in the making for coach Amanda Davis and her five seniors Haley Wilson, Baylie LeVan, LeAnn Regula, Grace Deardurff and Olivia Roose.