Work began this morning on the demolition of the former Espy Elementary in Kenton.

ADA — For the past five months, senior citizens have been encouraged to make their way to the ReStore Community Center in Ada, find a dance partner and move to the music. On the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, from 2 to 4 p.m., ReStore opens its doors to any seniors who want to get up and dance.

Eighteen students participated in the 2014-2015 Kenton Elementary School Robotics Club.

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Hardin County is hosting an Easter Silent Basket Auction as a fundraiser for the local chapter.

DUNKIRK — The Kenton-Hardin Health Department will offer free blood pressure screens on Friday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Hardin Northern Public Library. The library is located at 153 N. Main St., Dunkirk.

THURSDAY, FEB. 26 Ridgemont Board of Education – 5 p.m., high school library

ADA — There is a lot of local history in Ada and Ohio Northern University students have studied the past of their host town for many years. Some have researched Dr. Martin Luther King’s visit in the late 1960s. Others have turned in papers, no doubt, on the founding of the university and the people who made that happen.

Coming off what may be the best year for economic development in the county’s history, leaders of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance hope to continue to capitalize on that momentum with a new five-year strategic plan.

An Amish merchant is back to following proper safety practices in the handling of meats and cheese. Director of Environmental Services Shane Lotts told the Kenton-Hardin Board of Health at its meeting Tuesday night that during two recent visits to Mary’s Amish Market, there was no evidence of owner Mary Slabaugh cutting slices off bulk pieces of cheese and meats with a knife.

Supporters of a plan to transform a Kenton city park into a campgrounds for veterans packed the City Council chambers Monday evening. With members of the Blue Star Mothers, AMVETS, Veterans Services, Sons of AMVETS, church organizations and residents looking on, the founders of Warriors First presented a well-organized look