After 30 1/2 years on the job, Russ Berger, president and CEO of Home Savings and Loan Company in Kenton, decided he’s ready for the next chapter of his life.

FOREST — The home of a Forest family was damaged by a fire Thursday afternoon. According to Acting Forest Fire Chief Dean Hankins, a call was received at 1:26 p.m. of a fire at the home of Andrew Walters, 207 S. Patterson St.

Citizen participation is a key element in Kenton’s effort to garner a $300,000 Neighborhood Revitalization Grant. Whitaker Wright of CDC of Ohio, along with Mark Doll, director of Hardin County Regional Planning, outlined the steps necessary for the city to seek the grant

Kenton City Council’s Finance Committee will recommend the city move forward on the Letson Avenue reconstruction project. It is part of the city’s commitment to International Paper, which is doubling the size of its Kenton plant and creating at least 125 jobs