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Kenton Hardin Health Board Conducts March Meeting

Communicable diseases served as the major talking point for the Kenton Hardin Health Board during their virtual meeting Tuesday night. Around half of the meeting's 55 minutes was devoted to the department's plans for immunizations. Hardin County residents age 16 and older will be able to receive the Johnson + Johnson coronavirus vaccine without prescreening at the health department's mass clinic Saturday. At Tuesday's meeting, the board approved a rental agreement with the Hardin County Fairgrounds, which has served as […]

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Obituary for Mary K. Shonkwiler

A celebration of life for Mary K. (Jones) Shonkwiler will be held at a later date. The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Mt. victory is assisting the family with arrangements.Mary died on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the Mary Rutan Hospital E.R. in Bellefontaine. She was born on June 3, 1932, in West Mansfield to the late Ray and Iola (Godwin) Jones. On December 31, 1950, she married Harvey Eugene Shonkwiler, and he preceded her in death on October 4, 2009. Surviving are […]

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Obituary for Sandra S. Schwartz

Sandra S. (Borger) Schwartz, age 75, of Kenton passed away on March 21, 2021 following a brief illness. She was born on March 28, 1945, in Kenton to the late Ernest and Edna (Eibling) Borger. She graduated from Hardin Northern High School in 1963 and the Toledo Hospital School of Nursing in 1967. She married the late William (Bill) Schwartz of Kenton that year and they later divorced. For 48 years, she was a registered nurse at Hardin Memorial Hospital […]

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Obituary for Shirley M. Rowe

A celebration of life for Shirley M. Rowe will be held at a later date. The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton is assisting the family with arrangements. Shirley died on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at the Hardin Memorial E.R. in Kenton. She was born on December 7, 1947 in Kenton to the late Kelly and Irene (Brewer) Rowe. Surviving are daughter Lisa (Leo Close) Coleman of Bellefontaine, son Tim (Melissa) Ervin of Kenton, sisters Louise (Burnise) Perry of Raleigh, N.C., […]

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Obituary for Sheila K. Caulk

Sheila K. Caulk, age 70, of Upper Sandusky, died at Bridge Hospice, Findlay, on Mar. 19, 2021. She was born on May 16, 1950 in Pontiac, MI, to the late Charles R. and Bettie D. (Jack) Ritz. She married Richard Caulk on Dec. 1, 1984, who survives, along with daughters Susan (David) Unger, MI, Onn (Michael) Moceri, MI, and Julie (Dan) DeWent, MI, six grandchildren, one great grandchild, and brother Charles (Carina) Ritz, GA. Mrs. Caulk had a beautician certificate […]

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Kenton City Council Hosts Sixth Regular Meeting of 2021

No Zoom was necessary for Monday night's meeting of Kenton City Council, as all seven members--along with a few guests and spectators--made their way into council chambers. Most notable among the evening's guests was Kenton Deputy Auditor Pam Romanko, who announced both the availability of all city transactions since 2016 on checkbook.ohio.gov and the creation of a city money-market account at Liberty National Bank. Romanko also took to the podium to explain the night's only item of new business: Ordinance […]

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Obituary for Mary A. Reinhart

Mary A. (Smith) Reinhart, age 73, of Upper Sandusky, died on March 18, 2021. She was born on October 26, 1947, in Kenton to the late Richard E. and Doris I. (Benner) Smith. She married Dale F. Reinhart on April 28, 1973 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Kirby. Surviving are her son Andrew (Kelly) Reinhart of Burbank and grandchildren Colby and Taylor, daughter Emily (Dave) Steen of Carey and grandchildren Drew, Luke, and Eli, and daughter Laura (Phil) Wright […]

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Obituary for Dale F. Reinhart

Dale F. Reinhart, age 76, of Upper Sandusky, died on March 18, 2021. He was born in Alvada on October 28, 1944, to the late Simon C. and Christina “Betty” M. (Frankart) Reinhart. His father died and his mother remarried the late Lloyd LaFontaine. Dale married Mary A. Smith on April 28, 1973 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Kirby. Surviving are his son Andrew (Kelly) Reinhart of Burbank and grandchildren Colby and Taylor, daughter Emily (Dave) Steen of Carey […]

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Obituary for James L. Collins, Sr.

James L. Collins, Sr., 81, of Kenton, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2021, at Kenton Nursing and Rehab. He was born on January 29, 1940, in Kenton to the late Ivan and Lois (Bruce) Collins. Jim married Carrol Mohn on February 26, 1957, and she preceded him in death on May 30, 2013. Mr. Collins is survived by children Jim (Lori) Collins, Jr., of Michigan, and Chris (Ronald) Amweg, Duane Collins, Gig (Sherry) Collins, and Robin Phillips, all of […]

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