The Women of the Moose in Kenton brought in $5,028 at its annual Purse Bingo event earlier this year. The profits were divided between four area organizations Tuesday night at the lodge. Each received $1,264.

It took a few minutes to get the high-paced, up-tempo flow to the game the Kenton Lady Wildcats wanted to play against Upper Scioto Valley on Tuesday night. But once they got the game to the pace they wanted, things seemed to come easy for the Lady Wildcats as they took control of the game with a 19-3 run to end the first quarter on the way to a 72-36 victory over the Rams.

Kenton’s Olivia Hattery competes in the 200 freestyle during the Wildcats swim meet against St. Marys on Tuesday night.

Hardin County Shrine Club members Earl “Bud” James, first vice president (left) and Chad Heydinger, president (right) presented the annual club scholarships to Jana Cronley and Wyatt James on Saturday night during the club’s annual Christmas Party.

Upper Scioto Valley fourth-grader Olivia Faszler is excited to hold Twix, the Guinea pig owned by junior Maddisyn Dunifon, during Monday’s Career Day at the school.

K-9 officer Riley models his new bullet-proof vest at the Jacob Parrott Safety Center as (from left) Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart, handler Deputy Joe Carl, Kenton Elks representative Julie Crowe and Chief Deputy Dennis Burns look on.

Several Kenton Elementary School students are sharing the monthly leadership award for December. It is based on students displaying attributes that include The 7 Habits as well as virtues such as Leadership, Integrity, Caring, Respect, Responsibility, Determination, Willpower, Trustworthiness, Fairness, Empathy, Citizenship and Compassion.

Chances are, if you’ve visited Hardin Memorial Hospital on a Friday or Saturday in the past 14 years, you’ve been greeted with a hello and a friendly smile belonging to Shirley Gillen.

AJ Stanfield gets some shopping assistance from Deputy Cory Kellum during the fifth annual Shop With A Cop program at Kenton’s Walmart on Saturday.

Slow starts to games have been Riverdale’s bugaboo so far this season and another one came back to haunt the Lady Falcons on Saturday afternoon against Kenton. The Lady Wildcats forced the Falcons into the 11 first quarter turnovers in jumping ahead 23-2 after eight minutes.