Rebecca L. Vanatta, 569 E. Lincoln Ave. Lot 18, Ada – speeding 40 mph in a 25 mph zone, fined $25.

The Hardin County Recorder’s Office reported the following transactions for September: Deeds filed – 116; mortgages filed – 102; amount of mortgages filed – $11,053,972; releases filed – 102; partial releases filed – 2; land contracts filed – 2; land contracts released – 1; mechanics liens filed – 1; leases filed – 11; power of attorneys filed – 13; other …

Kali E. Williams, 231 N. Main St., Mount Victory – speeding 46 mph in a 35 mph zone, fined $25.

An Ada man who was using his home as a meth lab when it caught fire in May with four children inside will spend ten years in prison. Charles Thomas Louden III, 4781 Ohio 235, Ada, pleaded guilty to one count each of illegal manufacturing of drugs in the vicinity of a juvenile; endangering children and two counts of aggravated arson....

A Ridgeway woman was sentenced to perform 120 hours of community service after she was convicted of drug-related charges in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Lisa Marie Helton, 131 East Street, Ridgeway, pleaded guilty to four counts of trafficking in marijuana and one count of possession of drugs.

In addition to the fines levied against defendants who are found guilty, $39 in state costs, $30 in court costs, $6 for court special projects and $5 for the court computerization fund will be assessed, a total of $80.

UPPER SANDUSKY — A Forest man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday in Wyandot County Common Pleas Court for attempted felonious assault after an Aug. 17, 2014 fight outside a bar in Kirby.

A Kenton man was found guilty of drug-related charges and sent to prison in a recent case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. According to records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Brad Franklin Jacques, 616 Robinson Ave., Kenton, was sentenced to seven months in prison after he was found guilty of possession of heroin.

Trisha L. Oglesbee to WBML Properties LLC, part of Inlot 3, Espy and WIlliams Addition, Kenton, two tracts. Tax $88.

ADA — Dr. Keith F. Durkin, Ohio Northern University professor of sociology, will serve as data analyst and program evaluator for the Hardin County Juvenile Court to facilitate the provision of behavioral health services to post-adjucated youth ages 12-17 who have mental health disorders.