Kenton Elks Lodge 157 sponsored its 19th annual dance party for Hardin County students in grades 6, 7 and 8 on Saturday, May 13 at the Hardin County Family YMCA. The theme of the dance party was “Fiesta!”

A crane crew from Jeffers Crane Service of Lima places the rooftop air handling unit on top of the Kenton Municipal Building this morning.

Kenton Elementary School fifth- and sixth-graders attempt to shelter “Jack” from the menacing giant during a production of “Jack and the Beanstalk” at the school on Monday.

Theresa Allen (left) and Charles Horn (right), members of the state Board of Directors for All Aboard Ohio, are pictured with Jim Mathews, President/CEO of the National Association of Railroad Passengers who was the keynote speaker at the spring meeting of All Aboard Ohio.

Miranda Gibson has been an integral part of the Kenton High School track and cross country teams the past four years, including being a member of the regional qualifying 4 by 100 meter relay teams the past two springs. The Kenton senior signed a National Letter of Intent last week to take her talents to and continue her education at Wilmington College in the fall.

Hardin County Genealogy Society’s annual Pioneer Family Association Banquet was held at the Elks Lodge in Kenton on May 13. President, Kathy Hines inducted nine new members to the Pioneer Family Association.

Sam Norris moved to Kenton from Marion in 2009, and for a time, he felt as though he was an outsider. The move came with the job of serving as director of the Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin County District Library. Just prior to moving, he had worked at the Marion Public Library where he was in charge of local history and genealogy, as well as working the reference desk.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Each year, Levi Brown, Riverdale’s technology and applied engineering teacher, attends the Ohio Technology and Engineering Educators Association (OTEEA) Tech Conference. As he has done in the past, Brown took some of his students’ projects with him to this year’s conference, held in Marion, to be judged along with projects from students all across the state. The results blew him away.

BELLEFONTAINE — Benjamin Logan Elementary and Middle School students had an opportunity to see first hand how important reading and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) processes are to real-world activities, like auto racing.

The Ridgemont students in Malana Ledley and Candi Bodey’s first grades made special treats for the dogs at the Hardin County Dog Shelter.