Rikki (left) and Kaydence Bolling were the winners of the pumpkin painting contest at Mount Victory’s Pumpkin Festival on Saturday. The event was a part of the First Saturday events scheduled in the village throughout the year.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Gabi Rodriguez’s penalty kick with about seven minutes left lifted Riverdale to a 2-2 tie with visiting Swanton on Monday night as the Falcons twice overcame one goal deficits in a non-league girls soccer matchup.

The Kenton boys and Riverdale girls came away with the top spots at the Hardin County 5k cross country meet at the Hardin County Fairgrounds in Kenton on Monday. The Wildcats took the top spot with a score of 44 in the boys race.

Kenton Elementary School has announced recipients of its monthly leadership award. 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.

Kailey Keng, 6 (left) and Katie Keng, 4, concentrate on painting their pumpkins Saturday morning at the first Mount Victory Pumpkin Festival.

In the 1960s, the Andy Griffith Show took its viewers to the mythical setting of Mayberry, N.C. Like many Americans, the four Loeffert boys became to know Andy, Aunt Bea, Opie, Barney and the endless supporting characters that brought the country charm to the village.

Senior Haylee Bushong, right, was crowned the 2017 Kenton High School homecoming queen prior to the Wildcats 43-37 win over Lima Shawnee. Crowning Bushing was KHS’s 2016 homecoming queen Daisy White.

Mackenzie McManus and Nolan Pelger were selected as the 2017 Benjamin Logan homecoming queen and king. The Raiders won their homecoming contest against Tecumseh by a score of 32-21.

Kenton and Shawnee made a lot of big plays during Friday night Western Buckeye League contest. The host Wildcats made one more play when they needed to, however, as time ran out on a late fourth quarter drive that could have given the Indians the lead and Kenton held on for a 43-37 homecoming win at Robinson Field.

BELLEFONTAINE — While Benjamin Logan’s Grant Ward had a pair of receiving touchdowns and racked up 85 yards on nine catches in Friday’s game against Tecumseh, it was a touchdown he scored on the other side of the ball that sealed the win for the Raiders.