In 2009, the Hancock-Hardin-Wyandot-Putnam Community Action Commission proudly opened its new Head Start facility on Kohler Street in Kenton. In January of this year, the building was closed by the CAC because the foundation of the $790,000 structure was considered unsafe.

DOLA — Hardin Northern High School is preparing a murder mystery dinner theater, Murder at the Tonylou Awards.

Hannah Woodard (left), Pastor Anita VanBuskirk and Alexis Burchiel prepare for the fourth annual Kenton Full Gospel Church Christmas Stocking and Bike Giveaway.

The Hardin County Retired Teacher Association met on Friday, Oct. 20 at noon in the basement of the Kenton First United Methodist Church.

ADA — The first time Patti Risner visited Ada’s ReStore, she was impressed. She was there to meet with members of the ReStore board about making the store a satellite for Not By Choice, a cancer-support organization where she serves as president of the board.

Volunteers from the Crossroads Crisis Center prepare for their ninth annual gala event at the Hardin County Armory.

Residents Mary Risner (left) and Mary Keen enjoyed passing out candy to the trick-or-treaters at Hardin Hills Health and Rehab Center in Kenton.

Cecily Marie Preston holds her American FFA Degree that she received at the National FFA Convention held last week at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

The first annual Black reunion descendants of Frank Black Sr. and Eva (Gallant) Black met at noon Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Kenton Eagles Lodge Community Room. Thirty-three family members and guests were in attendance from Kenton, Forest, Marysville, Columbus, Rushsylvania, Mount Victory and Dola.

RIDGEWAY — A grassroots effort to have a flashing stop sign installed at the intersection of Ohio 292 and Ohio 273, a mile north of Ridgeway, is gaining momentum, said organizer Brenda Zachary of Ridgeway. The crossing has a history of dangerous accidents, but after a car ran a stop sign at the intersection on Oct. 14 and struck an ambulance, killing the EMT at the wheel, Zachary said she knew it was time for the community to take action.