MOUNT VICTORY — Ridgemont students have been practicing, studying and preparing for months for the FFA National Convention in Louisville, Ky. The chapter is hoping to bring home not only its third national title, but this year also will be cheering for the success of two brothers who transferred to the Ridgemont district in order to increase their chances of earning personal national FFA honors.

Benjamin Logan High School recently tapped 32 juniors and five seniors for National Honor Society in a ceremony held in the school auditorium.

Residents of Kenton and Forest will be able to receive specialized help and training with their smartphones, e-books, computers and other electronic devices through one-on-one sessions and group classes at their library.

It has been a year since the Hardin County Dog Shelter opened its doors and Dog Warden Tammy Ervin wants to show the public what their donations have accomplished during an open house on Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. More than $72,000 has been donated to the shelter in the past two years, said Ervin. The money has flowed through the Pawsitive Pals organization.

McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley’s National Honor Society chapter inducted nine new members Wednesday at the school. The new inductees are Croft Bauer, Kayla Broseke, Winona Clark, Dakota Cornell, Keaton Cox, Peyton Dyer, Aaron Goubeaux, Tayler Lawrence and Alexandra Shirk.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale seemed to be in trouble Wednesday night against Bluffton in a Division III volleyball postseason opener. The Falcons dropped two straight games and were trailing 8-5 in the decisive fifth game.

The remote Fort McArthur Cemetery, west of Kenton, contains sixteen graves marking the resting place of some of Hardin County’s earliest white residents. Despite its off-the-road location, the cemetery is well-maintained by the Cessna Township trustees and is visited regularly as is evident by the many coins and mussel shells left on top of the gravestones in honor of those …