Norman Leroy Burba, age 89, passed away peacefully after a brief illness at his Delaware, Ohio home on February 1, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Formerly of Kenton and Lima, Ohio, he resided in Vincent, Ohio before moving to Delaware, Ohio. He was born April 7, 1934 in Kenton, Ohio and preceded in death by his loving wife, Connie (Hager) Burba whom he married on May 21st, 1979; his parents Leroy and Gail Burba of Kenton, Ohio; brother Lowell […]
Donna Mae Metzger, 97 passed away at VanCrest of Ada on Thursday, February 1, 2024. She was born in Kearney, Nebraska on March 7, 1926 to the late Edward and Agnes (McKenna) Hunter. She was raised in Fairfax, Missouri where she met and married Robert VanLeuven. In 1957, she married Charles Rayburn Croy and they moved their family to Hardin County to work on his family's farm in 1962. She was also widowed by both Ira Butcher and Roger Metzger. […]
Lillian Louise Clawson, 57 of Kenton, passed away at 12:31pm on Monday, January 29, 2024 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kenton, Ohio on March 19, 1966 to the late Clayton and Elenor Mae (Mapes) Clawson, Sr. Lillian is survived by her sisters, Tammy and Terri Clawson of Kenton and Edith Robinson of North Carolina, and her brother, Clayton "Jake" Clawson, Jr. of Kenton. Lillian was a 1984 graduate of Kenton High School. She worked at Wendy's and […]
Tuesday evening, Kenton welcomed Upper Sandusky to town for a girls basketball tilt. The Rams lead for most of the game but the cats battled back to make it a one point game late in the 4th quarter. Despite the comeback attempt Upper held strong and left town with a 50-47 victory Root Lumber Kenton Player of the Game: Macee Heckathorn Glazed Over Upper Sandusky Player of the Game: Grace Walton GBBALL KENTON VS UPPER 1-30-24Download
Kenton 8th grade boys basketball played their best half of the year building a 31-4 lead before coasting to a 44-25 victory. It was the boys 6th straight win. Leading the Wildcats was Maddux McFarlin with 13 points. He was followed by Luke Haugendobler with 10 points shooting a perfect 4-4- from the floor. Kyle Barret, Isaiah Mundy and Isaac Anderson all had 4 points each. Anderson led in rebounds with 5. McFarlin dished out 3 assists and Anderson led […]
The Kenton Wildcats took on a very strong St Marys team that built a lead after the 1st individual games and never gave Kenton a chance to get back into the game, losing 1680 - 2461. Karyn Hopkins bowled high games of 163 and 133 for a high series of 296. Mackenzie Kugel bowled a 251 series and Brooke Vansky added a 121 game. Kenton completes the WBL season finishing 3-6. The Wildcats host Waynesfield-Goshen on Thursday at Hillcrest Lanes […]
The Lady Cats got off to a sluggish start but managed to hold a 6 point lead at the half. They ran into some foul trouble and were unable to score in the third quarter. The Lady Cats got back into the game to start the fourth quarter, but could not hold on for the victory. Scoring tonight was Brylee Bostelman with 20 points, Lyla Gammon with 8 points and Jadynn Byers with 4 points. The Lady Cats conclude their […]
The Kenton Wildcats fell behind St Marys after the 1st individual games by 75 pins, 824 - 899. Even though Kenton came back with a 911 2nd individual games, St Marys rolled a 1012 to extend their lead. The lead was too much for the Wildcats to overcome as they lost to the Roughriders 2447 - 2748. Kenton was led by Sam Taylor with a high series of 386 (174 - 212). Eban Albert followed with a 377 series (159 […]
Lowell J. Brose 87 of Mt. Victory A graveside service for Lowell J. Brose will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Friday, February 2, 2024, at the Zanesfield Cemetery in Zanesfield, Ohio. The Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Mt. Victory is assisting the family with arrangements. Lowell passed away on Monday, January 29, 2024, at his residence in Mt. Victory. He was born on July 19, 1936, in Delano, Minnesota to the late Leo F. and Flora Lillian (Westerdahl) Brose. On […]
WKTN is a locally owned and operated radio station broadcasting from Kenton, Ohio since 1963.
Our broadcast covers Hardin County and into Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union, and Wyandot Counties including a majority of communities within.
