Nearly $7,000 was donated to Hardin County Hospice on Wednesday through the annual Light Up A Life campaign, supported by members of First United Methodist Church in Kenton and the community.

Often we take for granted one of our natural resources available to us at all times – water.

DOLA — Kindergarten screening at Hardin Northern School for the 2015-2016 school year has been scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 in the junior high/elementary gym.

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

ADA — For as long as she can remember, Claudia Titus has loved animals. Growing up on a farm, she was always around dogs and cats, cattle and chickens, parakeets and pigs. It was her desire to care for the pets

ADA — Improvements to Klingler Road on the west side of Ada were discussed at a special meeting of the Ada Village Council on Tuesday night.

The Kenton-Hardin Health Board has been concerned with the cheese and meats sold by Amish merchants for the past eight years. During that time, the board has reached compromises with Mary Slabaugh, owner of Mary’s Amish Market, only to find the merchant has reverted to methods of operation which are unacceptable to the health inspectors.

A Kenton City Council member is hoping to be elected mayor and has filed to appear on the Republican primary ballot on May 5. Tom Taylor, who represents the city’s third ward on council, returned petitions Tuesday to run for mayor

Existing building to close Feb. 17 for demolition The days are numbered for the building which houses Kenton’s Taco Bell.

Members of Kenton City Council voted unanimously Monday night to override Mayor Randy Manns’ veto of funding for a state performance audit of three city departments.