Chase Fleece allows a duckling to walk up his arm during the Kenton FFA’s Ag Day Thursday at the Hardin County Fairgrounds.

Firefighters catch their breath after putting out a fire at 913 Cooper Street in Kenton Thursday evening. According to reports, the department responded to the fire at 6:58 p.m. and found flames coming out two upstairs windows.

The Benjamin Logan FFA held its 46th annual banquet on April 22. Guest speaker was Randy Fisher, who discussed his time in the FFA and encouraged the members to be their own person.

Goshen 4-H members (from left) Raisa Weaver, Caitlyn Mabrey, Gabrielle Weaver and Jenna Grover participate in a fitness demonstration.

The National FFA Foundation awarded a $750 grant and an official FFA jacket to the Riverdale High School FFA chapter.

Kenton’s Kyle Goodin and Kenji Kobayashi knew their opening Division II sectional tennis doubles match against Van Wert’s Michael Etter and Gabe Rollins would be a difficult matchup. That matchup against the pairing of the Cougars’ top two singles players proved to be as difficult as the Wildcats top pair expected.

RIDGEWAY — Leading Ridgemont by just one going into the final inning, Wynford was looking for some insurance runs. And that is exactly what they found as the Royals racked up seven runs on five hits against the Gophers in the half inning to pull away for a 14-6 Division IV sectional baseball final win on Thursday.

Kenton Elementary School has presented its character award to students for May. The criteria 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.

Jay Gillfillan shows “Children of the Outdoors” kids how to cast during the fishing event Saturday at the Ridgemont Public Library in Mount Victory.

MOUNT VICTORY — A class project which combined two groups of Ridgemont students this year will have an impact on the young people who walk through the hallways of the school for generations to come. “They have started a legacy,” said science teacher Adam Baumgartner of the work by the students in his Environmental Science class and the Ag Science students.