Gavin Luikart, 7, of LaRue, put on a hardhat, work shirt and a tool belt to get an idea what the linemen who restore power on the Mid-Ohio lines experience on their jobs.

The Kenton Wildcats did their job on Friday night. With it being homecoming, Wildcat coach Brent Fackler told his players their main job was to get the win, and his team did just that as Kenton pulled away for a 48-12 victory over Van Wert in Western Buckeye League action.

McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley’s Austin Sloan found every seam there was to find in Friday night’s Northwest Central Conference contest against Waynesfield-Goshen, racking up 285 yards on 14 carries with five touchdowns.

Suicide is a subject seldom discussed openly, but a group of professionals and volunteers is hoping to change that. Hardin County’s first Suicide Awareness and Prevention Walk is planned from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The agriculture education department at Riverdale High School felt its pockets get a bit deeper Friday night after receiving a check in the amount of $10,000 from Monsanto. Riverdale was one of seven Ohio schools to be awarded the grant.

Daisey White (right) was named the homecoming queen prior to Friday night’s football game between the Wildcats and Van Wert. Crowning White was 2015 Homecoming Queen Kelsey Baughman.

Terry Buroker and her family are staples in the Kenton community. She and her husband, Bob, are active in community activities and have four children, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.