The fish in Boy Scout Lake in Kenton have been under attack all week by a group of young anglers. The Hardin County YMCA offered its Finding Nemo Fishing Camp and seven students attended the classes which taught lessons on ecosystems, the different kind of fish, casting, baiting and the circle of life.  

Residents at Hardin Hills Health and rehab got to take a spin in the country again stopping at the Dairy Queen for a nice cool treat on such a hot day.

The Hardin County Council on Aging Senior Center had a dessert party.

ADA — Throughout this week, Sandy Neely and a host of volunteers are helping area youth learn swimming skills at the Ada Swimming Pool. Neely started her 49th year of teaching Red Cross swim lessons on Monday, with 75 children enrolled in the program this year.

Beginning this season, the Kenton ragtag football program will have cheerleaders cheering them on. The newly-formed Kenton kindergarten cheerleading program will cheer at its first game on Sunday, Aug. 20, and will continue throughout the ragtag football season.

The Riverdale High School Class of 1977 gathered for their 40th reunion at Henry’s Restaurant in Kenton on Saturday. Attending from the class of 132 were (Front, from left) Kim Camper, Jean Wichelle, Dixie Livingston, Deb Ward, Gary Himes, Julie Roth, Melanie Caudill, Cathy Wortman, Elois Cramer, Tammy Kotterman;

In the information technology field, no two days are ever the same for Nathan Rodenberger. But that’s exactly what he enjoys most about it. On May 30, Rodenberger took over as IT coordinator at the Hardin County Courthouse.

The Riverdale class of 2018 will be taking its senior trip to Disney World next March. At its regular meeting Monday night, the Riverdale Board of Education approved the class of 2018 senior trip to Disney World in Orlando, Fla. from March 20-26, 2018.

Many kids came out and enjoyed the fun activities and games held at Kenton Kids Day on Saturday at Wharton Park.

On Saturday in Kenton a service honoring the memory of John H. Smick at Grove Cemetery was held. Smick was the last Civil War Veteran from Hardin County and was a community leader after returning from the war.