While the animals are what veterinarian Dr. Earnie Kearns works with on a daily basis, he takes the most pleasure in working with the people who take care of those animals. Kearns has been with Diamond M Veterinary Clinic in Kenton for nearly 17 years.

Sarah Thomas was crowned 2016 Hardin County Pork Industry Queen at the organization’s banquet Saturday night in Kenton. She also served as the 2015 queen.

Meadow Cromer (right) was crowned the 2016 Hardin County Dairy Princess at Saturday’s Dairy Banquet at the Plaza Inn Restaurant. She is a sophomore at Ridgemont High School, and is the daughter of Amanda and Nathan Cromer.

Brandon Feltner (bottom right) recently won the 2016 Youth Bowling Invitational at Hillcrest Lanes.

For the last 48 years, Gary and Connie Gillfillan have made a hobby of rescuing history. During that time, the rural Kenton couple has restored more than 20 carriages and carts and seven sleighs.

FOREST — When she is at her Forest home, Adeline Moore is known as “The Word Kid” with good reason. Since the age of six, Adeline has dreamed of participating in the National Spelling Bee.

A Kenton woman was struck and killed by a semi-truck Thursday evening in Kenton as she walked her bicycle across a downtown intersection. The victim has been identified as Karen Winegardner, 54.

The Kenton Elks Lodge honored Teenagers of the Month for March during a luncheon on Thursday at the lodge. Teens from all six Hardin County schools were recognized.

A check from Hancock County put the United Way of Hardin County over its goal for 2015. At the United Way’s annual meeting this morning at St. John’s Evangelical Church, it was first reported that the organization fell just 2 percent short of its $215,000 goal.

Linda Wilkinson has experience as a store manager. She had served in that job at five Shell Stations in the area. She had also worked as a dietitian at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine.