Fire departments from Alger, McGuffey, Roundhead and Ada were called out for a fire Thursday morning at a home owned by Lavenna Dyer, 8091 CR 35, just south of Alger.

Ada High School student Jake Colwell (third from left) represented Hardin County recently at the Ohio Educational Service Center Association's 30th Annual Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Awards Program in Columbus.

McGUFFEY — The Riverdale girls took first place in eight events and added second place efforts in five more events on the way to claiming the team championship at the eight-team Upper Scioto Valley RAM Invitational on Thursday night.

Fire departments from Alger, McGuffey, Roundhead and Ada were called out for a fire Thursday morning at the home of Chalmer Dyer at 8091 CR 35, just south of Alger.

MARION — Brothers Dylan and Zachary Zmed are set to perform a live concert covering countless Everly Brothers’ classics at the Marion Palace Theatre on Friday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. In 2016, the Zmed brothers, along with drummer Burleigh Drummond, began developing The Everly Brothers Experience show.

Scott Franks, Rotary member, presented a recent program at Kenton Rotary. He spoke about Sumitomo Bakelite High Performance Plastics, commonly known as Durez Corporation. Franks discussed the upgrades to the plant in recent years and how it has better served the production of the plant.

Apparel and home décor retailer Gordmans is coming to Kenton. Its parent company, Stage Stores, is converting its Peebles store in the Kenton Plaza to a Gordmans. The new store is scheduled to open in June, according to a release from the company.

The Kenton Middle School's Be Like Brit Leadership Team presented a check for $8,305 to the Rev. Scott Johnson (right) to be donated to the Be Like Brit Orphanage in Haiti.

Ian Kearns, 2, of Forest is having fun at Gormley Park with his family during an outing on Wednesday. Ian was swinging in a two-person swing at the park with his mother, Allegra, while his brother, Brendan rode on the merry-go-round with their father, Paul.

ADA — Kenton broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fourth innings on the way to a 3-2 victory over Ada in non-league softball action on Wednesday. After the Bulldogs took the lead with a run in the bottom of the first, Kenton tied the game in the third inning before plating the go-ahead runs in the fourth.