Arbor Day 2017 was a sunny day in Ada on April 28, but the Ada third graders were the bright spot. The Ada Tree Commission, with the collaboration of the Ada Exempted Village Schools, Ohio Northern University and the Ada Kiwanis, once again celebrated Arbor Day with the Ada third graders.

Members of the Forest Jackson Co-Ops 4-H Club particiipated in a road cleanup in Jackson Township on April 22.

ADA — An afternoon house fire in Ada has sent one person to jail for allegedly operating a meth lab. According to a press release from Ada Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger, Karen Troglin, of 409 N. Main St., Ada, was taken into custody following an investigation and faces charges.

A commercial truck lost a battle with gravity Wednesday as it traveled north on Detroit Street in downtown Kenton. The incline in the road caused the empty containers in his trailer to shift.

Logan Austin, 14, of Kenton, said, “This is amazing” several times Wednesday afternoon as he took a virtual reality tour of The Night Cafe, a painting by Vincent van Gogh.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Leipsic took advantage of two Riverdale errors and a passed ball to plate four runs in a 5-0 win over the Falcons in a Blanchard Valley Conference baseball game Wednesday afternoon. The Falcons, who fall to 9-9 overall and 3-5 in the BVC, outhit the Viking 6-4 but were not able to push a run across the plate.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Leipsic put the game out of reach with a five-run fourth inning on the way to a 9-2 victory over Riverdale in a Blanchard Valley Conference softball contest on Wednesday.

Kenton Nursing and Rehab Center held its Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on April 25 with 18 volunteers in attendance. Certificates of appreciation were given to each of the “Shining Stars” with a brief description of the person’s contributions to the activity program.

Betty Evans (left) from Hardin Hills Health and Rehab Center cuts a rug with the librarians as Sonja played the saxophone and Susan danced with the residents. Library Day is once a month and the crowd just keeps getting bigger.

Kenton High School students on Tuesday erected a cross and established a memorial on County Road 60, south of Dunkirk, complete with soccer balls, to Layton Rogers, a sophomore at KHS.