Kenton Times readers can check out Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and other sales from among the record 15 advertising inserts to be included in Wednesday’s newspaper. The advertisers are: CVS, Family Dollar, Kmart (2), Peebles, RiteAid, Ashley Furniture, Walmart, Community Markets, Tractor Supply, Dollar General, Dunhams, Menards (2) and Save A Lot.    

ALGER — Showing no confidence in the report prepared by Water Plant Supervisor Ron Polen, Alger officials decided Monday night to seek an assessment of their backflow prevention program from an outside source.

ALGER — At a meeting earlier this month, an Alger property owner questioned the town’s approval in allowing contaminated soil to be off-loaded in the town dump.

In the end, the Hardin County Commissioner’s race was decided by just two votes. The board of elections met today starting at 2 p.m. and at 4:45 p.m. announced the results of the tally. Officially Roger Crowe had 4,805 or 42.59 percent of the votes. Bob Carder tallied 4,803 or 42.58 percent. Third candidate James Bostater gathered 1,673 or 14.83 percent of the final …

Friday A report was received of a runaway from Kenton High School.

For almost 26 years, Brad Ealy has been ensuring the safety of all the bridges in Hardin County. Since January of 1991, the Mount Victory native has been serving as the county’s bridge inspector for the Hardin County Engineer’s Office.

With it being all but eliminated in the United States more than 60 years ago, malaria is not a disease most people here think about everyday. However, Dr. Issaka Sagara can speak first-hand of the death and destruction caused by this mosquito-transmitted disease.

Kenton will be part of the 29th Annual Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure tour for 2017, the organization announced this morning. Julie Van Winkle, director of GOBA, said the 2017 tour, June 17-24, will feature a route in north central Ohio.

Macia Retterer from Not By Choice Outreach received a $256 donation from Hardin Hills Health and Rehab Center. The staff raffled off baskets made by Jackie Byers, Jessica Gammon, Kelly Risner and Libby Wolgamot to make the donation.