Several local horsemen have earned the chance to compete later this month at the Ohio State Fair.

Area residents walk through Willo’ Dell Nursery, just south of Ashland, as part of a greenhouse/nursery bus trip in Ashland County on June 13 attended by 56 people and organized by Keep Hardin County Beautiful.

As the owner of Price McElroy Funeral Home, Blake McElroy is always building new personal relationships with the people he meets. McElroy has operated the funeral home, which has locations in Kenton and Mount Victory, for the past two years. For four years, he worked for John and Stephanie Price, the previous owners, learning more about the trade.

Ruth Ann Poling thanks Travis Freeman for his message following the Church in the Park service in Forest on Sunday. Freeman spoke to guests at the community service in Gormley Park about overcoming disabilities in life. He lost his eyesight when he was 12 years old and encouraged the congregation to find comfort in God no matter what adversities they …

Miss Ohio Sarah Clapper (center) congratulated the winners in the Forest Tree Town Festival’s royalty contest. Queen Ashlyn Fadley (right) holds the winner of the baby competition, Raelynn Vanderpool.

FOREST — When one salon closes, another opens. Jessica Ropp’s Shear Edge Salon LLC in Forest has been up and running for nearly a month at the location of the former DeGoode Salon, 124 E. Lima St. A hair stylist for 12 years, Ropp jumped at the opportunity to open her own practice when the JC Penney Salon in Findlay closed.

The Hardin County Family YMCA’s Monarch Waystation saw the release of its first monarch butterfly on Thursday. Paulette McCulley released the monarch, which is a female second generation butterfly. She came from a caterpillar born in June.

Kenton second second baseman Zane Rogers follows through on a throw to first base on Thursday during a 19-2 loss to Maumee in the first of a two-game series in 12-year-old Little League All-Star action.

Do you have a favorite fairy tale? Let the Hardin County Players will take you back to those fairy tale days as they present “Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” on July 14-16 and 21-23 at the Upper Scioto Valley High School cafetorium in McGuffey.