ADA — The No. 15 ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team used a strong second half to defeat Otterbein 78-61 Wednesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale defeated St. Wendelin 39-6 in a wrestling dual match on Wednesday night.

Kmart, a retail leader of the Kenton community for nearly 40 years, will be closing its doors in March. Sears Holdings announced Wednesday its Kenton store is one of 78 Kmarts to be closed in the spring. In addition, the company plans to shutter another 26 Sears stores.

Winning a chair at the Hardin County commissioner’s table cost non-party candidate Roger Crowe’s campaign more than $10,000. He won the election by two votes.

ADA — Host Ada started off flat-footed when the Lady Bulldogs matched up with Hardin Northern on Monday night - allowing the Polar Bears baskets on their first two possessions and committing a 10-second violation.

RIDGEWAY — Koty McKee had always dreamed of doing something hunting-related for his career, he just never imagined it would happen for him at such a young age. McKee, 21, is the owner Koty McKee’s Wildlife Creations and Hunting Supplies, located at 16770 CR 240 in Ridgeway.

In February former Hardin County dog warden Steve Davis opened fire on two Kenton Police Department officers and two deputies in a shootout which resulted in him being killed by one of the deputies. That incident was selected by the Times staff as Hardin County’s top news story for 2016.

McGUFFEY — Trailing Miller City by four points midway through the fourth quarter, Upper Scioto Valley’s Dylan Thompson swished back-to-back three-pointers to put the Rams on top of Miller City by two points.