A visitation for James Daniel Moore will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M on Monday, March 22, 2021, at The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Mt. Victory. Masks will be required and Covid-19 protocols should be followed. James died on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on June 25, 1934 in Marion to the late William "Dub" and Mary (Struble) Moore. He married Marylin Rodabaugh on December 26, 1956 and she […]
Erin J. Boose, age 40, of Forest, died at Marion General Hospital on Mar. 12, 2021. She was born July 5, 1980, to Daniel Gibson of Carey and Debra (Boose) Brown of Forest. Surviving is sister Ashley (Darel) Scott, Upper Sandusky, step-brother Chadd Brown, step-sisters Taja Wilcox and Kristi Austin, and several nieces and nephews. Boose was a 1999 graduate of Riverdale High School. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and she received […]
Funeral services for Douglas Randall Slusher will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton with Pastor Phil Walker officiating. Burial will follow at Grove Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at the funeral home. Masks will be required and Covid-19 protocols should be followed. Douglas died on Monday, March 15, 2021, at his residence. He was born on July 29, […]
William Douglas Searls, age 63, of Upper Sandusky, died Mar. 15, 2021, at Fairhaven Health Care Community. He was born Oct. 3, 1957 in Wyandot Co. to the late Marion and Mildred (Goble) Searls Sr. He is survived by brothers Albert Searls, Upper Sandusky, Marion Searls Jr., Kenton, Wilbur Searls, Upper Sandusky, Raymond Searls, VA; sisters Mary Smith, Upper Sandusky, Martha Prince, Nevada, Ruth Cole, Upper Sandusky, Rozetta DeJean, Nevada, Dorris Messmer, Upper Sandusky, Wanda Montgomery, Nevada, Kathy Daum, Marion; […]
Funeral services for Lawrence "Larry" Raymond Reissig will be private. The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton is assisting the family with arrangements. Larry died on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his residence. He was born on December 24, 1949 in Kenton to the late Lester and Pearl VanBuskirk. On January 4, 2018, he married Penny Powell, and she survives in Kenton. Also surviving are sister Diane Paul of Kenton and several nieces and nephews. Larry was preceded in death by brothers […]
Funeral services for John "Johnny" Calvin Whitaker will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 19, 2021, at the Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton with Pastor Hebert Wright officiating. Burial will follow at Preston Cemetery. Friends and family may visit from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the funeral home. Masks will be required and Covid-19 protocols should be followed. Johnny died on Sunday, March 14, 2021, at his residence. He was born on […]
Excitement over the next few years' curricular and infrastructural plans carried the tone of Monday night's Kenton City School Board meeting. Chief among Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Penczarski's "piles" of reports was the announcement that Segment II of the district's Facilities Construction project has been approved for state funding to be received as early as July 2021 and no later than July 2022, pending the finalization of a master plan. Parties interested in joining the district's bond committee are advised to […]
A celebration of life for Pamela Manns will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Plaza Inn restaurant in Mt. Victory. A dinner will follow the service. The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton is assisting the family with arrangements. Pamela died on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 17, 1950, in Covington, Kentucky, to the late Millard and Dorothy (Sipple) Legge. In 1970, she married Tommy Manns, […]
John William “Bill” Ralston, 79, of rural Kenton, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Bill was born in Kenton on September 25, 1941, to the late John William and Jeanne (Axline) Ralston. He married Barbara Beaman and they divorced. Bill then married Angie Clemons Gray on February 2, 1993, and she survives, along with daughter Rebekah Ralston of Toledo, son Brandon Ralston of AZ, stepsons DeWayne Gray of Dublin and Dale Gray of Marysville, and grandchildren Steven, Austin and […]
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Our broadcast covers Hardin County and into Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union, and Wyandot Counties including a majority of communities within.