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OhioHealth To Begin Kenton COVID Vaccination

Coronavirus vaccines for Kenton residents aged 80 and over will be available beginning tomorrow. Doses will be administered at OhioHealth’s Primary Care location at 75 Washington Boulevard, Suite 103. Recipients must schedule an appointment through MyChart or by calling the vaccine hotline at (614) 533-6999. Walk-ins will not be vaccinated. Further details on OhioHealth’s vaccination rollout in Kenton and elsewhere may be found by visiting ohiohealth.com/covidvaccine.

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News

Carey House Receives Ohio SPCA Complaints

Investigation by the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office followed a complaint lodged by the Ohio SPCA Wednesday afternoon. Concern from the Ohio SPCA agent regarding cats with worms and malnourishment of dogs, rabbits, ferrets, poisonous frogs, and a snake led to a welfare check at the Carey residence. At the welfare check, the officer noted the animals appeared well-fed and clean, with the largest issue seeming to be a dog receiving veterinary treatment for a minor skin rash.

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Upper Sandusky Residents Caught Driving Recklessly

Two Upper Sandusky residents have been advised not to return to the dead end of Township Highway 102 after being caught doing donuts there. A nearby resident reported the incident around 4:30 Saturday morning and agreed to assist with charges should the suspects return to the location. The suspects were later found by the Upper Sandusky Police Department and told no charges of reckless operation would be given at that time, but prosecution would occur if they were to return […]

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Fender-Bender Causes Power Outage

A minor crash on Wyandot County Highway Nine caused a power outage in Sycamore early Sunday morning. Accounts from a witness to the crash state a pickup truck skidded off the road and struck a utility pole, which then caught fire as the driver left the scene and drove to his nearby residence. The driver, identified as Michael Danner of Sycamore, was cited for failure to control.

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Man Injured In One-Car Crash

Deputies from the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one-car crash in Crane Township Thursday night. Billy J. Harris of Nevada was LifeFlighted to St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo after his 2011 Dodge exited the right side of Township Highway 60 onto an embankment, went left-of-center into a ditch, struck a cable pole, and rolled at least twice. Alcohol is suspected as a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation.

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Allen County Crash Kills Driver, Injures Passenger

Investigation continues into a fatal one-car crash which occured in Allen County Saturday afternoon. Troopers from the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the scene on Fort Amanda Road around 4:15 p.m. A 2010 Pontiac G6 driven by Wapakonetan Layla Yoakam, 17, had gone off the right side of the roadway, struck a fence, pole, and tree, and overturned. Both Yoakam and passenger Katelyn Rose, 16, also of Wapakoneta, were taken to St. Rita’s Mercy Health. Yoakam […]

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Sports

Carter Bays Goes Undefeated At Allen East

While Kenton High School's wrestling team failed to win any of their dual meets at Allen East over the weekend, 170-pound senior Carter Bays added five victories to his resume, scoring two pins, two decisions, and one forfeit. Bays' decisions came against Allen East's Gage Wireman and Grant Young of Van Buren. His win over Fremont Ross came via forfeit, and matches against Mikey Brzeczek of Woodmore and Justin Flanders of Columbus Grove ended in pin fall victories for Bays. […]

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Obituaries

Obituary for Darrell Emerson Nichols, Sr.

Funeral services for Darrell Emerson Nichols Sr will be private. Burial will take place at Norman Cemetery. The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton is assisting the family with arrangements. Darrell died on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at the Hardin Memorial Hospital E.R. in Kenton. He was born on June 18, 1947 in Kenton to the late Harold Emerson and Jean (Gibson) Nichols. On June 18, 1977 he married Marie Scott and she survives in Kenton. Also surviving are 2 daughters; […]

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Obituaries

Obituary for Carl Edwin Southward

There will be private family graveside services at Dunkirk Cemetery for Mr. Carl E. Southward, of Dunkirk, Ohio. The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton is assisting the family with arrangements. He passed away on January 15, 2021, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. He was 86. Carl was born on March 8, 1934 in Wharton, OH to George and Ruthella (Horner) Southward. On August 16, 1952, Carl married Jean Elaine Hines (preceded in death, 2012) and they had 3 children. Carl is survived […]

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OhioHealth To Begin Kenton COVID Vaccination

Carey House Receives Ohio SPCA Complaints

Upper Sandusky Residents Caught Driving Recklessly

Fender-Bender Causes Power Outage

Man Injured In One-Car Crash

Allen County Crash Kills Driver, Injures Passenger

Carter Bays Goes Undefeated At Allen East

Obituary for Darrell Emerson Nichols, Sr.

Obituary for Carl Edwin Southward

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