RIDGEWAY — Through the process of job shadowing, students of Ridgemont High School are being prepared for the real world, Stephanie Jolliff told school board members at their meeting Thursday evening.

A Kenton man was sent to prison for 39 months after being convicted of drug-related charges in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court.

RIDGEWAY — Ridgemont students and staff will extend their school days to make up for time lost due to recent weather. The board of education Thursday night approved a memorandum of understanding with the Ridgemont Education Association which involves a change only in the current school year calendar and is non-precedent setting.

For over 10 years, the National Weather Service (NWS) from Wilmington has provided weather spotter training classes in Hardin County, usually in the month of March.

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