In 1890, a fire destroyed the Methodist Church in Kenton. At a surprising pace, a new church was built across North Main Street which remains an icon of the community. This Sunday, the congregation of Kenton’s First United Methodist Church will celebrate the last 125 years, but with an eye toward the coming 125 years.

A water main break this morning forced the shut off of water service to the entire city of Kenton. Safety Service Director Jim Hites said alarms sounded at the treatment plant around 5 a.m. to indicate a loss of water pressure in the system. The leak was located just east of the plant on Legion Boulevard. Crews were pumping the …

Twenty-five members of the Hardin County Retired Teachers Association and four guests met at noon April 15 at Ridgeway Church of Christ. The host committee was chaired by Joan Mouser assisted by Cora Dickinson, Keitha Dugan, Susan Dugan and Bev Ramsey.

McGUFFEY — Upper Scioto Valley won the boys portion of its home Ram Invitational track and field meet Tuesday. The Rams scored 138 points, 13 more than Riverdale in the seven-team event. Hardin Northern was sixth with 54 points.

ADA — The Village of Ada Tree Commission accepted the Tree City USA award in a ceremony on April 20. The village has earned the award for 35 years. Ohio Northern University accepted the Tree Campus USA for the 6th year.

As Kenton Elementary students arrive and leave school each day, a group of classmates stand guard as they cross the nearby streets. The crossing guard program at the school kicked off earlier this month, said advisor Joy Van Horn.

Flower arrangement in Japan (ikebana) was demonstrated recently at Benjamin Logan High School for students who are enrolled in 6th and 8th grade Japanese Culture and Language, High School Japanese 2, Japanese Culture, and Japanese National Honor Society.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale baseball nearly had another marquee win, but Arlington forced extra innings and exploded for nine runs in the ninth inning to take a 15-6 victory Monday.