ALGER — The 235 Grill is a family own and operated business and its owner is hoping to spread that family feeling to the Alger community. Darci Henderson is planning the first Corn Shuckin’ Social for the village on Sept. 16.

A $1 million bond has been set for a rural Harrod man accused of attempting to have his ex-wife murdered. Gerrick Anthony Sheldon, 41, whose address is 3010 CR 130, in Roundhead Township, was arraigned Monday afternoon in Hardin County Common Pleas Court.

A resolution to require Kenton City Council to maintain a $600,000 reserve in the city budget advanced at Monday’s council session. The legislation was given a second of three readings and would change the reserve fund from what has been an unwritten rule into new fiscal policy for the city.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Despite original funding for a classroom door security project stalling out, Riverdale Local Schools and other Hancock County schools will be able to move forward with the project thanks to local funding.

ADA — Whether it’s helping welcome new students to campus, meeting with alumni or working with members of the community, Chris Burns-DiBiasio loves meeting people. In a voluntary role with Ohio Northern University, Chris, wife of ONU President Dan DiBiasio, serves as the director of community relations.

When Michael Pack was young, he had a local reputation for being an addict. Today, Pack is dedicating his life to bringing help to those who face the battles he has fought to become and remain sober.

MOUNT VICTORY — The Ridgemont Board of Education didn’t have to look far in selecting the future superintendent of the district. Sally Henrick, the current K-12 principal of curriculum and instruction, will be taking on the district’s top job as of July 1, 2018.

ADA – The Ohio Northern University Mobile Health Clinic has an official set of wheels. The 38-foot bus is in its first season of operation by the College of Pharmacy’s ONU HealthWise outreach efforts. It was obtained through support from CVS and Mercy Health in Lima.

BELLEFONTAINE — Construction will start this fall on a new building at Ohio High-Point Career Center in Bellefonaine to house the new Applied Manufacturing and Smart Technologies (currently Electronics Engineering) programs.

Road resurfacing and bridge repair projects will continue throughout Hardin County next week, announced the Ohio Department of Transportation’s District I office in Lima in its weekly report. Ohio 31 between Township Road 265 and Ohio 273, north of Mount Victory, is restricted to one lane through the work zone during bridge repair work.