Ray E. Myers 78 of Kenton Private Family Services for Ray E. Myers will be held at a later date. The Price - McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton is assisting the family with arrangements. He died on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Hardin Hills Health Center. He was born on August 14, 1941 in Kenton to the late Raymond and Opal (Madden) Myers. He married Jackie Foley and they were married for 42 years. Surviving are his wife Jackie […]
Cora M. Emberling 91, of Kenton, passed away at 4:00am on Sunday November 3, 2019. She was born on August 16, 1928 to the late Ray D. and Lina Belle (Henry) Mohn. Cora married Leo J. Emberling and they divorced. She is survived by five daughters; Penny (Rick) Smith of Kenton, Patricia (John-deceased) Ferrell of LaRue, Pam (Gene) Gillen of Kenton, Peggy (Daniel-deceased) McCarthy of Findlay and Phyllis (Greg) Critchfield of Kenton. She is also survived by a daughter-in-law, Lee […]
Mark L. Jolliff age 61 of Dunkirk passed peacefully surrounded by his family on Fri. Nov. 1, 2019 at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Blanchard Valley Hospital. He was born July 29, 1958 in Kenton to Ronald R. Jolliff of Dunkirk and the late Janet Arlene Rockwell Jolliff. Mr. Jolliff is survived by his wife Madeline J. (Pash) Jolliff of Dunkirk. A daughter Shannon (Robert) Amsler, FL, a son Scott Kramer, Dunkirk, a grandson Drake Amsler, two sisters Laura (Ronald) […]
The Kenton Wildcats clinched a share of the Western Buckeye League title by trouncing Elida 35-15 Friday at Kraft Stadium. The Wildcats improve to 8-2 overall and 8-1 in the league and share the WBL title with Wapakoneta. Elida finishes 0-10 overall and 0-9 in the league. Blaine Huston threw four touchdown passes and the Kenton defense did the rest. The Wildcats forced four Elida turnovers, scored a defensive touchdown and held the Bulldogs to 80 yards through three quarters. […]
The Hardin Northern Polar Bears will entertain the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers in a key week 10 high school football matchup this evening. Both the Polar Bears and the Tigers are 7-2 on the season. Waynesfield-Goshen is 8th in the latest Division VII, Region 28 computer ratings while the Polar Bears are 9th. The top 8 teams in each region qualify for the state playoffs, so the winner of tonight’s game should have an inside track to the postseason. Hardin Northern is […]
The Kenton Wildcats will look to win their first Western Buckeye League title since 2013 tonight when they travel to Elida to meet the winless Bulldogs. Kenton, which is ranked 10th in the latest Associated Press Division IV state poll, is 7-2 overall and 7-1 in the WBL. The Wildcats are tied with Ottawa-Glandorf and Wapakoneta for first in the league and will clinch a share of the WBL championship with a win over Elida, which is 0-9 overall and […]
Hardin County – With the current price of corn and soybean, we can ill afford to leave corn and soybean seeds on the ground at harvest. This is lost profits. Keep corn and soybean harvest loss to 1-2 bushels per acre. Two tools are needed to estimate corn yield loss and just one tool for soybean. A one-square foot frame made of any sturdy material is needed for both corn and soybean. A tape measure is also necessary for corn. […]
Mitchell D. “Mitch” Parr, age 23, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at his residence in McGuffey. He was born on September 28, 1996 in Lima, Ohio to Donald D. Parr and Greta A. Miller. His father preceded him in death and his mother survives in Jumbo. Also surviving are his aunts, uncles and cousins. Mitch worked for Infrasource with the Laborers Local #329 of Lima. Mitch was a 2016 graduate of Upper Scioto Valley High School. Funeral services will […]
In last night's meeting the council heard an update on the Rapid Speed Transportation Initiative or RSTI. The main goal of this initiative is for better, faster, safer transport between cities such as Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Chicago. As of right now the project is still in the early stages and only research is being conducted. In new business an ordinance was passed that allowed for a transfer of funds to various areas. Most urgent of all was an additional […]
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