1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): APRIL 13, 1997 N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER) DELAWARE 0-21802 34-1741211 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYER OF INCORPORATION) FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 3450 W. CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 328 TOLEDO, OHIO 43606 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (419) 535-6374 2 ITEM 5. OTHER ITEMS On April 13, 1997, the TOLEDO BLADE published an article on N-Viro International Corporation, incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 1. On April 23, 1997, J. Patrick Nicholson, N-Viro International Corporation's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, personally delivered a response to the writer of the TOLEDO BLADE article, Mr. Gary Pakulski, incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 2. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Dated: April 24, 1997 By: /s/ James K. McHugh --------------------- ------------------- James K. McHugh Chief Financial Officer