The newly reorganized Hardin County Junior Grange met on May 21 at McDonald Grange Hall. The Juniors brought their dinosaurs for the dinosaur dress up contest. The adults voted Kate Russell's butterfly dinosaur and Wyatt Flowers robot dinosaur as best dressed. They both won a dinosaur model.

MOUNT VICTORY — The students at Ridgemont Elementary are learning about the benefits of composting, but the program is also reducing the amount of waste the district is sending to the landfill.

McGUFFEY — Entering the 2016 season Upper Scioto Valley hurdler Megan Carey never expected to be a top-four regional 100-meter hurdler, let alone be preparing to run in this week’s Division III state track meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus.

Kenton High School football coach Brent Fackler (standing, left) addresses his team prior to the beginning of the KHS summer football for Wildcats entering grades 9-12.

The Kroger Crusaders Relay for Life Team recently held a golf outing at the Colonial Golf Course. The winning team (from left) was Chris Rogers, Britton Hensel, Mike Fink and Daniel Fink.

Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Intl. gave gift certificates from a local business to Ada Elementary School teachers (from left) Meghan Harmon and Heather Etgen as recommended by their Principal Ben Thaxton. Kappa Chapter is showing support of teachers with five years or less experience.

The Ada Lions Club honored its scholarship winners at its annual scholarship dinner on May 25 at the N-Men’s Building in Ada, according to scholarship chair Robert Simmons.

A field covered in mustard plants was a colorful subject for a spring photo. Warm temperatures and dry conditions have allowed farmers to plant their crops in recent days. In fact, this field located north of Mount Victory was plowed under shortly after the picture was taken.