Douglas D. Sorgen, 60 of Belle Center passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at St. Rita's Hospital. He was born on November 2, 1958 in Kenton to Charles "Ted" and Ruby (Rayl) Sorgen. On May 31, 1980 Doug married Nancy Kinsey and she survives. Doug is also survived by his mother, Ruby Sorgen of Belle Center, daughter, Clarissa (Thomas) Coker of FL, sister, Jessica (Harvey) Osborn of LaRue, three grandchildren; Ava, Elise and Tommy and numerous nieces and nephews. […]
Last night's meeting began on the topic of parking of motor vehicles and motor-craft. Kenton Police Department Chief, Dennis Musser, introduced Lima’s Code of Ordinances as it relates to parking vehicles in yards and his interest to explore similar options for Kenton. According to Musser, the City has a problem with nuisance vehicles, majority of which are broken down in residents yards around Kenton. In Lima, vehicles are towed after a certain amount of time if vehicles are not moved […]
James "Jim" Edward Furr Jr. 61 of Kenton Funeral Services for James "Jim" Edward Furr Jr will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 8, 2019 at The Price - McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton with Pastor Jason Manns officiating. Burial will follow in Grove Cemetery. Friends and family may visit on Sunday, July 7, 2019 from 1:00 P.M. till 4:00 P.M. at the funeral home. He died on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at his residence. He was born on […]
Albert C. Furr 68 of Kenton Funeral Services for Albert C. Furr will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, July 5, 2019 at The Price - McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton with Pastor Jason Manns officiating. Burial will follow in Grove Cemetery. Friends and family may visit 2 hours prior to the funeral on Friday. He died on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. He was born on February 28, 1951 in Findlay […]
Funeral Services for Clark D. Conley will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at The Price - McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton with Pastor Jason Manns officiating. Burial will follow in Grove Cemetery. Friends and family may visit from 5:00 PM till 7:00 PM on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at the funeral home. He died on June 29, 2019 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 6, 1955 in Kenton to he late Clark and […]
Funeral Services for Mildred R. Wilson will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at The Price - McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton with Rev. Doug Flinn officiating. Burial will follow in Dola Cemetery. Friends and family may visit from 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM on Monday July 1, 2019 at the funeral home. She died on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Hardin Hills Health Center. She was born on September 23, 1921 in Hardin Co. to […]
[qtrelease id=""]The Buck Township Trustees met last night in the Hardin County Courthouses Veterans Hall to hold a regular scheduled meeting. On the agenda for the Trustees was to hold a vote on the rezoning of a property located on State Route 31. The property, which buts up against Wilson Tire and Morton Building, was under-consideration for industrial zoning. If approved, the land would be used by M.L Kirklease for a Chemical Trans-loading Facility. The Buck Township Zoning Commission met […]
Funeral Services for Daniel Kay Skinner will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, July 1, 2019 at The Price - McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton with Pastor Tom Mulholland officiating. Burial will follow in Preston Cemetery. Friends and family may visit from 1:00 PM till 5:00 PM on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at the funeral home. Daniel died peacefully at OSU Medical Center on June 25, 2019 after being diagnosed with Leukemia. He was born on October 31, 1952 in […]
The Kenton City Schools Board of Education met Tuesday night to conduct regular business. The Kenton City Schools will welcome 7 new employees for the 2019-2020 school year. Among these newly hired employees are new Athletic Director, Brett Purcell. Among these new hires, six of them are from Kenton. There are still positions open in the Kenton City Schools District, for more information on these positions, visit kentoncityschools.org. Among items approved at last nights meeting was an adjusted start and […]
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