The Hardin County Shrine Club announced its $1,000 scholarship winners for 2016. They are Jenna Moore, a medical student at Ohio University and Taylor Holmes, a culinary student at Hocking College.

Ron Zimmerly (left), President and CEO of Liberty National Bank, presents a check to Darlene Foreman, Executive Director of the United Way of Hardin County, in the amount of $6,541.25 for 2017 pledges. The employees’ pledges have increased overall by 10 percent from the previous year.

Walking through the Harco Industries Workshop with Mark Kieffer must be similar to the experience of accompanying a rock star through a room of teenage girls. Everyone wants to greet him and give him a hug and Kieffer doesn’t disappoint anyone.

Holiday “travelers” swiftly moved through the “Kenton International Airport” with their “passports” and “baggage” Friday as they jetted from one destination to another within the warm walls of Kenton Elementary School.

The Not By Choice Outreach announced the winners of the homemade afghans they raffled off to raise money for the needs of local cancer patients. The survivor afghans were made by Dot Britton, whose sister, Therassa Compton, was one of the winners.

DOLA — When Hardin Northern’s Holly Wilson swished a three-pointer that trimmed what was at one time a nine-point Ridgemont fourth-quarter lead to three points with just under three minutes to play, it appeared the game may have been slipping out of the Lady Gophers’ grasp on Thursday night.

DEFIANCE — The Kenton girls basketball team needed two overtimes to do so, but the Wildcats left with their unblemished record still intact after pulling out a 57-51 victory over the host Bulldogs on Thursday night.

BASCOM — Through the first half, Riverdale matched Hopewell-Loudon shot for shot in a Blanchard Valley Conference girls basketball game Thursday night. But a lull by the Falcons in the beginning of the third quarter allowed the Chieftains to pull away, and a bevy of second-chance buckets helped them hold on, for a 61-53 victory.

The Kenton boys and girls bowling teams were edged by Ottawa-Glandorf in Western Buckeye League action on Thursday night at Hillcrest Lanes in Kenton. Ottawa-Glandorf won the boys match 2,668-2,507.

ADA — The Ada Board of Education bid farewell Thursday evening to the woman who has been the district’s leader for a decade. Dr. Suzanne Darmer was hired in January of 2007 following the resignation of Raymond Getz who resigned after he was charged with OVI and other traffic offenses.