The Hardin County Pioneers ended their home season with a 55-31 win over Logan County on Thursday night. The Pioneers led 18-6 after one quarter and 30-11 at halftime on the way to the victory.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale took control in the third quarter on the way to a 44-22 Blanchard Valley Conference girls basketball victory over Pandora-Gilboa on Thursday night. Leading 17-14 at halftime, the Falcons outscored the visiting Rockets 18-2 in the third stanza.

MARION — The band America, rock music’s top hit-maker of 1970s, is set to perform a live concert at the Marion Palace Theatre on Friday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. America’s founding members and long-time friends, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, are entering their 49th year of making music together, touring the world, and thrilling audiences with their timeless sound.

Hardin County worker Doug Seiler scoops up some of the soupy slop from the parking spaces around the courthouse Wednesday. The county saw temperatures near zero over the weekend after a 12-inch snowfall with winds drifting the snow.

Hardin Memorial Hospital recently donated an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the Hardin County Agricultural Society. The AED will be housed in the community building and will be available to be used throughout the fairgrounds.

Graphics Design professional, Randy Wax shared with Benjamin Logan sophomores the many career options within the field of "design" last week during a Career Pathways Speaker Series at the school. Wax discussed his career journey by communicating his love of doodling and drawing new car designs as a kid.

Each year, Diane Brownstone of the Brownstone Book Fund in New York City chooses a state and works with the state librarian to give 100 children’s books from Brodart Books to 100 libraries in that state. For 2019, Brownstone selected Ohio for her book donations, and among the 100 libraries chosen out of 251 in the state were Hardin County’s six libraries.

DOLA — Maddie Grappy had 21 points and Quinn Stewart Evans added 12 as Hardin Northern pulled away in the second half for a 48-35 victory over Mansfield Temple Christian in non-league girls basketball action on Tuesday night. The Polar Bears trailed 13-12 after eight minutes and the score was tied 17-17 with a minute left in the first half before Grappy had a pair of baskets off steals to give Hardin Northern a 21-17 lead at halftime.

James McCleese takes his son, Hank, for a sled ride on the hill outside Kenton Middle School on Monday afternoon. McCleese, along with this wife, Heather, took Hank out for an outing in the frigid temperatures.

Cam Jesionowski (left) and his brother Theo enjoy the frigid, snowy conditions with a game of pond hockey on the ice at Boy Scout Lake, east of Kenton, on Monday afternoon.