Suspicious vehicle reports were received in the area of Asher and Harris streets and in the 10 block of Broadway Street.

Hardin Memorial Hospital is making changes to its endoscopy department which are designed to make the unit operate more smoothly and be more convenient for patients needing colonoscopies and other treatments.

The Hardin County Commissioners are weighing a proposal to repair the decorative limestone around the courthouse. Representatives of Garmann/Miller Architects on Tuesday morning laid out details of the $584,261 project.

ADA — The Ada Village Council approved business terms for the leasing of land for a 190-foot Verizon Wireless cellular tower at its meeting Tuesday night.

Maranda Bodine, 210 W. Columbus St., Apt. A, reported her live-in boyfriend, Nelson Troy Richardson, same address, had killed her cat during a domestic dispute.

Alma Whetsel remembers hearing the “I Have A Dream” speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made in 1963 and feeling hope things were going to change. The 81-year-old retired Ridgemont music teacher said her life has been filled with good memories, but “a lot of very hurtful things happened to me in my life.”

Less than three weeks into the new year four Hardin County residents have died due to drug overdoses, reported Sheriff Keith Everhart. In all of 2016, there were only five reported fatal overdoses. Everhart said the numbers may not be comparable statistically.

A fire that apparently started in the attic caused damage to a Kenton house on Monday night. The house at 130 N. Market St., was an occupied apartment building and all occupants were able to get out safely, according to the report from the Kenton Fire Department.

ALGER — One of Alger council’s most outspoken members resigned at Monday night’s meeting. Billy Madden has moved outside the village and offered council a letter announcing his resignation at the end of its meeting.

Friday Allan E. Bryson, Cleveland, was cited for a load limits violation.