A new program helps Kenton Elementary School students in need of additional academic support get the help they need. Club ROAR is designed to “enhance academics” and “target youth development,” said coordinator Andrea Schneider.

Royalty was selected Saturday night at the Hardin County Horse Banquet. Pictured are (from left) 2015 Princess Sydney Geberin, 2016 Princess Kade Stump, 2016 Prince Josh Phillips, 2016 Queen Kelli Haudenschield, 2016 King Jarod McNeely and 2015 Queen Layne Taylor.

ADA — Steven Slagle scored two goals and dished out six assists to lead the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team to a dominant 19-4 victory over Franciscan in ONU's inaugural varsity contest on Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.

For 30 years, Daryl Flowers’ days were filled with his construction job, which took him away from home as much as a week at a time. But since his retirement in 2010, Flowers has devoted endless hours to local organization, has served in an elected office and continues with his favorite job of all – watching his grandkids.

CANTON — Mission accomplished. That is the feeling Kenton High School senior Mo Gray left the Division II Ohio Swimming Championships with after swimming to a fifth-place finish and a spot on the podium in the 100-yard breaststroke Friday night.

Evelyn Adams was not the most popular girl in her class when she graduated from Kenton High School in 1978, but when her classmates learned she needed help, they came to her aide. Evelyn is homeless and living in Tampa, Florida, in a tent pitched in a woods.

ADA — The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance paid tribute to one of its own at its tenth annual membership dinner when it named John Hohn its Citizen of the Year. The Alliance honored individuals, businesses and organizations Monday evening at a sold-out program at Ohio Northern University’s McIntosh Center in Ada.

A senior season filled with a lot of promise in the pool almost didn’t happen for Kenton’s Mo Gray. Gray was preparing to enter the stadium in Celina with the Wildcat marching band on Oct. 30 when she slipped and fell, breaking her arm.

Hardin County Dog Warden Tammy Ervin sees many animals which break her heart. In recent weeks the number of starving, mistreated or abused animals has increased dramatically at the animal shelter. But Ervin wasn’t prepared for the call she responded to on Tuesday morning.