The OSU Extension Beef Team has announced the details for the 2017 Ohio Beef Cattle School. The Hardin County Extension office will serve as a host site for this winter’s series.

The building doesn’t have an official name yet, but the Kenton departments occupying the city’s new annex at 555 W. Franklin Street are happy with their new home. Since early November, the “555 building” has been the new location for the city’s water, income tax, parks and recreation offices and street department.

A dog bite was reported at 123 E. Railroad St.

ADA — A house fire in Ada on Wednesday afternoon resulted in $7,000 in damage but no injuries to the house’s occupants.

A suspicious person was reported at Scioto Village. Dawn M. Curlis-Wilson, 7508 CR 60, Dola, was traveling south on S. Main Street near Perry Street.

The quick response of Kenton crews to the freezing rain event on Dec. 17 was recognized at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Safety Service Director Jim Hites said the city’s on-call man was out before 7 a.m. that day salting the main streets.

ARLINGTON — An opening has been posted for a part-time rural carrier for the United States Postal Service in Arlington five different times. The office is still trying to fill the opening.

A total of $3,304 was collected during the annual Goshen Community Fund Drive. The members of Goshen Community Grange 578 would like to extend their gratitude to the residents of Goshen Township for their support.

ADA — Dr. Suzanne Darmer feels like her last 10 years in Ada have been spent “in the best school district in Ohio.” In what was the only superintendency of her career, Darmer is hanging things up at the end of the calendar year, retiring from the Ada School District to be able to spend more time with family.