It was a tragic weekend on Hardin County highways. Two people lost their lives, including a first responder who was returning from helping others injured in a third crash. At least two others are fighting for their lives this morning.

The local Boy Scout troops blocked off the hill on South Detroit Street in downtown Kenton on Saturday morning and set up a soap box car raceway.

Sara Brown (left) is thanked by Love INC (In the Name of Christ) Director Sue Alger for her dedication to the organization. Brown served as the Love INC director for nine years and she was honored at a retirement luncheon Sunday afternoon at Henry’s Restaurant in Kenton. Times photo/Dan Robinson

LIMA – Three Kenton girls finished in the top 24, but the Wildcats couldn’t get enough out of their fourth and fifth runners as they finished 8th in the team standings with 158 points at the Western Buckeye League cross country meet on Saturday.

On Oct. 7-8, the Hardin Northern FFA hosted its first Leadership Lock-in for the freshmen and sophomore members. This event was organized by the chapter officers, the chairman was Rylie Bame.

ADA — Ohio Northern University broke ground Friday morning on a new state-of-the-art building they hope will launch the college into the role of a national leader in the field of engineering. The current engineering college is located in the Biggs Engineering Building on the campus and has been “busting at the seams” with students in recent years, said ONU President Dan DiBiasio.

King Ethan Hayes and Queen Gabrielle Rodriquez were crowned as Riverdale’s homecoming royalty Friday evening prior to the Falcons’ football game against Arcadia.

Second-graders from Kenton Elementary School who won the Fire Safety Month poster contests in their classrooms were given a ride from the school to the fire station Friday morning. Once there, the young people were given prizes with the grand prize plaque going to Kaylee Barlow.

With the game on the line after Ottawa-Glandorf cut a 25-point lead to just five points, Kenton’s offense came up with the big play when it needed to on Friday night. Clinging to the slim lead and facing a third-and-goal at the 12, Kenton quarterback Jaron Sharp lobbed a pass over the middle to Landon Rush, who was all alone in the end zone, for what would prove to be the game-winning touchdown as the Wildcats held on for a 35-30 win over the visiting Titans.

During the month of September, Extension volunteer rainfall reporters received an average of 1.77 inches of rain. The most rain for this month, 2.92 inches, fell in Goshen Township, as measured by Brien Brothers Farm.