McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley seemed to be in control Wednesday night in a match-up of one-loss girls basketball teams. The Rams led by 11 points with two minutes to play in the game, but Ben Logan scored the next nine points and had the ball back with 13 seconds to play.

When Lisa Newman’s family needs help, she does whatever is needed for them. Her grandchildren needed a home and she took them in and has raised them as if they were her own. A foster child in need of a place to stay had to look no farther than Newman’s home at Kenton Village Apartments for a new family.

The Nov. 17 fire at the Scioto Village Apartments in Kenton was selected the top local story of 2015 in a poll of Kenton Times’ employees. Also on the list was the rape conviction of a former court bailiff, economic improvements to the community and the actions of a police officer in saving a woman’s life.

When Pat Katterjohn was a graduating senior at Kenton High School, she took a part-time job in the Kenton Times circulation department. Since that day, Pat met her future husband in the mail room, helped her son deliver papers and made friends with the people who look forward to her bringing them their daily paper.

“Exceptional acts of heroism” by four law enforcement officers were recognized at Monday’s Kenton City Council meeting. Three Kenton police officers and one Hardin County Sheriff’s deputy were honored by Kenton Chief Dennis Musser for “going beyond the call of duty” in two incidents last month.

Kenton City Council adopted the city’s 2016 spending plan and said goodbye to three members and the city auditor at its final meeting of 2015 on Monday night. The $9.8 million budget was approved unanimously on its final reading.

A Kenton assisted living facility will gain more recognition and credibility, said its nursing director, following her election to a national board. Jo Walters, director of nursing at the Blanchard Place, was elected Dec. 16 to the national board of the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long-Term Care (NADONA/LTC).

MOUNT BLANCHARD — A refurbished rocking chair full of memories sparked tears of love in a Riverdale Elementary classroom Friday and then continued to deliver Christmas spirit through social media. Retired teacher RuthAnn Poling presented Riverdale first grade teacher Andrea Brooks with the restored rocker which had been a staple in her classroom at Ridgemont when Brooks was a student there.

During the Christmas season, most people don’t have extra cash available. So when several motorists were pulled over last week by Hardin County sheriff’s deputies, their first responses were anxiety and frustration. They didn’t think they weren’t breaking the law, but now there was the prospect of another unexpected bill to pay.