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Spencerville at Kenton - Boys Soccer - August 27, 2026 WKTN Sports
Lauren Lenhart, Senior, Hardin Northern McComb Boys won 209-230 over Hardin Northern. Medalist was McComb's Carter Welty with a 48. McComb Girls won 242-296 over Hardin Northern. Medalist was McComb's Hannah Smith with a 55.
Ivan Leroy Dick 79 of Kenton A Mass of Christian Burial for Ivan Leroy Dick will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kenton. Burial will follow at Grove Cemetery. Friends and family may visit from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, June 6, 2022 at The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton, followed by a Vigil Prayer Service at 7:00 P.M. Ivan passed away peacefully on June 2, 2022 surrounded by […]
No fewer than three fires were reported to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office this past Thursday. Mitch Hooper at the Marion Star reports deputies first responded to a structure fire near Likens and Linn Hipsher roads around 9:40 a.m., with the scene being reported as clear just over 20 minutes later. Around two that afternoon, deputies responded to a call of a telephone pole catching fire near Marseilles Galion Road East and Marion Bucyrus Road, with the caller fearing the […]
Law enforcement in Marion County have reported three homicides in as many months thus far into 2021, matching the total for the entire year of 2020. Mitch Hooper at the Marion Star reports that despite this apparent sudden spate in homicides in a town where such crimes are relatively rare, officials do not fear these incidents reflect a growth in the community’s crime rate. Marion Police Chief Jay McDonald said the incidents of 2021 were merely isolated occurrences which happened […]
Lima Police and the Allen County Sheriff's Office defused an apparent hostage situation Sunday morning. Adrienne Shelton at WLIO reports a portion of North Woodlawn Avenue was blocked off by tactical vehicles and personnel for several hours before the arrest of a suspect for alleged felonious assault. Investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
Two Upper Scioto Valley High School seniors have been chosen as Teenagers of the Month by the Kenton Elks Lodge. Caleb Jordan has been a member of National Honor Society his junior and senior years, volunteered at a Veterans Day breakfast and a Special Olympics bowling event in 2019, and plans to earn a Bachelor’s degree in the digital media field. Cheyenne Lawrence is a four-year member of her school’s marching band, pep band, and show choir, has painted canvases […]
Drivers in Lima are to be advised of two construction projects beginning this week. Starting Monday, March 29, one lane of the 1600 block of Fourth Street will be closed for 10 days as part of the city's 2021 Various Stormwater Improvement Project. Motorists in the area are advised to seek alternate routes for this time. Tuesday, March 30, begins a month-long project on Market Street, a portion of the Public Works' Hospital Intersection Improvements Project. Travelers are advised to […]
Findlay Police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol made the arrest of a man alleged to have stolen a semi trailer and driven it to Ohio Friday afternoon. Officers caught up to the Missouri-registered trailer at the corner of Lincoln and Main Streets around 3:20 p.m. The trailer had been reported stolen by the Longwood Police Department in Florida. Investigation into this incident remains ongoing.
WKTN is a locally owned and operated radio station broadcasting from Kenton, Ohio since 1963.
Our broadcast covers Hardin County and into Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union, and Wyandot Counties including a majority of communities within.