When the other firefighters at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Wash., are between calls, most clean the trucks or find ways to relax. During those breaks, Jeremy Chivington is in the gym.

The Kenton Elks Lodge honored the Teenagers of the Month from each of the six county schools Thursday. The luncheon was in recognition for those selected for the month of January.

SHELBY — The charity stripe was very kind to Riverdale on Thursday. The Falcons made an outstanding 37 of 41 free throws in a 77-72 victory over Margaretta in their district semifinal at Shelby.

WAPAKONETA — After his team scored just 13 points in the first half, Upper Scioto Valley coach Mike Risner knew his Lady Rams would have a better offensive output in the second 16 minutes of its district semifinal basketball contest against Marion Local on Thursday night.

Friends of the Alger Public Library (FRAPL) announce the winning team members of the February Newbery Award Book Trivia Challenge. They are (from left) Abigail Osborne, Ruth Anne Osborne, Paul Osborne, Alexis Christon, Lydia Osborne and Claire Vaubel.

Honor band season has wrapped up for the Kenton band program. At both the high school and middle school levels, the students were nominated by their band directors to work under the direction of guest conductors and perform highly advanced and challenging concert programs.

In the 1950s, parents with a developmentally disabled child were encouraged to place them in an institution and walk away. Today, said Simon Kenton Superintendent Kara Brown, there are many activities and opportunities for those children because parents 60 years ago refused to walk away from the responsibility of being a parent.

Pam Thames removes the plastic covering from a skid of Thin Mint cookies at her home in Forest. All of the Girl Scout cookies sold in Hardin County arrived at the Thames’ house for distribution on Wednesday.

Coming into the winter, Kenton High School freshman Noah Eikenbary knew it would not be an easy transition going from junior high to high school wrestling. While there have been a few stumbles along the way, the move up has gone better than the 195-pounder anticipated as Eikenbary will be attempting to earn his first trip to the Ohio High School Division II state wrestling tournament when he competes at the Mansfield district on Friday and Saturday.

To kick off National FFA Week at Hardin Northern last week, Ohio State graduate Demi Snider spoke to the students about how to achieve purpose in our agricultural fields. Hardin Northern FFA students showed their FFA pride by participating in patriotic day, western Wednesday, agricultural career day, and official dress Friday.