When the Ohio legislature adopted tax incentives for the renewable energy developers in hopes of attracting investments in Ohio, they made their decisions with wind farms in mind. They allowed the owners of the land on which the turbines are located to avoid paying any property tax on the site, which would individually amount to an average of less than a half acre.

Improving the appearance of the community and getting some exercise in the process is the goal of a program developed by a Kenton family. Jerod and Amanda Hewitt, with their sons Ethen, 10 and Liam, 8, walked the length of North Main Street and back, picking up trash on Tuesday evening.

A worker with Maier Concrete Construction of Huntsville smooths out the new infield at Kenton’s Waterworks Park on Tuesday. Upgrades to the ballfield also include new fencing, dugouts, bleachers and a concession stand, all part of a $300,000 Neighborhood Revitalization Grant received by Kenton last year.

The Kenton girls tennis team won two of the three singles matches and its second doubles pairing of Lexi Phillips and Elizabeth Heintz came away with a three-set victory as the Wildcats defeated Mansfield St. Peter’s 3-2 on Tuesday afternoon.

The Ada Kiwanis Club assisted the Farmers and Merchants Picnic Board with its annual Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull at the summer festival on Saturday morning. A total of 36 Ada area youngsters participated in the event.

Kenton Moose Family Center 428 hosted a car show on Saturday, Aug. 5 to benefit Not By Choice Outreach. Tony Haudenschield, lodge administrator, presents a check for $1,300 to Karla Ritchie, Brandi Rowe, Patti Risner, and Tami Dunahue, organizer.

With classes scheduled to begin in Kenton City Schools on Thursday, the staff was invited to get the school year off to a positive start by a man known at “America’s Educator.”

McGUFFEY — Beginning this school year, students at Upper Scioto Valley will be visiting the battlefield of Gettysburg, touring the White House and seeing the peak of Mount Everest without ever leaving the district. The “field trips” are being made possible with new Google Goggles.

UPPER SANDUSKY — Kenton took all three singles matches as the Lady Wildcats edged Upper Sandusky 3-2 in season-opening girls tennis action on Monday. At No. 1 singles, Kenton’s Mykaela Schriber cruised past Sydney Schryer 6-2, 6-0; while in the second singles match Abigail Hartshorn needed three sets to get past Abby Davidson 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 and in the No. 3 match Kelsey Flowers bested Dani Conigy 6-1, 6-3.

Rocco Longbrake shot a season-low score of 37 for Kenton on the back nine at Memorial Park Golf Course as the host Wildcats played Bath to a 167-167 tie in Western Buckeye League golf action on Monday afternoon.