Ada receiver Trent Jolliff snags a pass and outruns a Benjamin Logan defender for a touchdown during the annual 7-on-7 football tournament in Kenton on Friday.

Vice President Vanessa Brim welcomed four members of the Hardin County Business and Professional Women's Club to Ladies' Night Out on June 22. The club carpooled to Viva Maria's in Ada. Following the delicious meal, she began the meeting.

A call was made to the Hardin County Extension office about a noxious weed that is growing in the county that people need to know about. The weed, poison hemlock, looks similar to Wild Carrot or Wild Parsnip.

The man in charge of the annual Independence Day fireworks show at the Hardin County Fairgrounds enjoys thrilling the crowd with the display. Mike Comstock, a licensed pyrotechnician, is marking his 20th year as head of the show and his 34th year of involvement in the display.

After a mostly dry month of June, parts of Hardin County received nearly five inches of precipitation in two separate rainfall events last week. And while they would have preferred the rainfall to be spread out over a longer amount of time, the needed precipitation was good for the corn and soybean crops, several area farmers noted at the Hardin County Ag Council on Friday morning.

DUNKIRK — Crop Production Services in Dunkirk has been added to the growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified status through the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program.

The Kenton Stingrays faced Wapakoneta on Thursday night in a Western Ohio Aquatic League summer swim meet at the Kenton City Pool.

Representatives of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance (from left) Annetta Shirk, Chamber and Tourism director, and Brian Sprang, board chairman present a $500 donation from the Alliance for the annual fireworks display to Denna Clem of the 4th of July Fundraising Committee.

UPPER SANDUSKY — Rural Upper Sandusky resident Marie Frey had an extra reason to celebrate on her 86th birthday Sunday – or rather, 86 reasons. As Frey turned 86 years old, she also welcomed her 86th great-grandchild into the world. Frey and her husband, the late Gerald R. Frey, had 15 children of their own.