The crew at Helping Hands Outreach feels as if they have “too many irons in the fire” at this time of the year. The volunteers are preparing for Saturday’s Kids Day at Kenton’s Wharton Park, they are also taking applications for school supply assistance, planning a community spaghetti dinner, a Thanksgiving meal and the annual Christmas support program.

The construction crew and architects for the new Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative facility are joined by the company’s CEO John Metcalf (second from right) in breaking ground this morning for the building, located on Ohio 309 at Kenton’s west edge.

Workers from the DMK Development Group place the expansion joints for a roof for one of the buildings at the new Ada retirement center on the town’s northern limits. According to Project Superintendent Benji Curtis, when the facility is completed, it will feature 42 units in the skilled care portion and 37 assisted living units.

FOREST — From playing a cop in a game of “cops and robbers” while growing up in Forest, Donny Southward now serves the village as its police chief. Ever since those times a child, Southward said, he’s always wanted to be in law enforcement.

The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance unveiled a new farm-to-table logo and marketing campaign to promote new agribusiness opportunities in Hardin County, as local farmers and growers are producing locally grown food for consumers.

Kenton Kids Day will celebrate its fourth annual event on Saturday, Aug. 1 at a new location with more activities. The event, held in the downtown the past three years, is moving to the much larger area at the city’s Wharton Park.

Justin Shaner, of Centennial Preservation Group of Columbus, applies caulking to the steps of the Hardin County Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon. The sealing of the steps is expected to be completed next week, Shaner said.