The Ada Kiwanis Club met at noon on Tuesday, April 25 in the Dean’s Heritage Room, McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University. President Tom Kier was in charge of the meeting. Howard Fenton, of the Claude W. Pettit College of Law at ONU, was welcomed as a guest. The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress.

FOSTORIA — The Fostoria Lake Plains Chorus will present its 55th annual barbershop show Saturday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fostoria High School Performing Arts Center, 1001 Park Ave., Fostoria.

Hardin County Retired Teachers met at noon on April 21 at Kenton's Table One restaurant. President Joyce Hubbell welcomed 29 members and thanked her committee Vice President Sandy Moore, Treasurer Joan Mouser and Secretary Norma Frederick for the arrangements.

Members of the Upper Scioto Valley Envirothon team study the soil types at an open pit as part of the district competition Wednesday morning.

Like many farmers in Hardin County, this Amish man is preparing for planting season. The temperatures and weather conditions have been ideal for late April, but showers and possible storms are in the forecast for the weekend.

ADA — Kenton scored 11 runs in the first inning and never looked back on the way to an 18-0 victory over Ada in a non-league baseball game on Wednesday. The Wildcats, who collected 23 hits, got two hits, including a home run and five RBIs, from Steven Stalder.

ADA — Kenton got its bats going early, plating two runs in the first inning and adding three more in the second on the way to an 8-2 softball win over Ada on Wednesday. With a 2-0 lead entering the third inning, the Wildcats found success on a pair of RBI doubles by Steph McElree and Sydney Plott.

Ada swept the singles matches on the way to a 3-2 victory over Kenton in boys tennis action on Wednesday afternoon. The Bulldogs won all three singles matches 6-0, 6-0 as Zach Beaschler topped Andrew Boyer, Cade Mullins defeated Alex Stephens and Isaac Spar beat Hayden Robinson.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont and Elgin split a dual track meet on Wednesday as the Lady Gophers pulled out a 64-47 win, while the Comets won the boys meet 72-58. Winning events for the Lady Gophers were Meadow Cromer in the high jump (4-8); Sidney Richardson in the 100 dash (13.7 seconds), the 200 dash (28.2 seconds) and the 400 dash (1:24.5); Autumn Manns in the shot put (28-0); Brooke Dilbone in the 800 (3:03.1) and Esther Patterson in the discus (91-7).