Kenton Municipal Swimming Pool Forget Taco Tuesday and Christmas in July, spooky season is being celebrated at the Kenton Municipal Swimming Pool this evening. A Boo at the Pool event will take place from 6:30 until 8:30 tonight. Admission for the event will be $2 cash only, and there is no reentry. You can enjoy the poolside fun at 920 West Franklin Street in Kenton.
COLUMBUS -- Bowling Green State University and the Ohio State Highway Patrol will enter into a new agreement today, July 7, to offer qualifying troopers and cadets a streamlined pathway to earning a college degree to advance their careers and meet a growing need statewide for law enforcement professionals with advanced educational credentials. As part of the new agreement, troopers and cadets starting this fall can receive up to 33 BGSU credits for successful completion of formal training through the […]
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce introduced Tom Murphy as its new Director on Monday. Tom is the owner of FSL Focus, a higher education consulting firm dedicated to undergraduate leadership development and student engagement, partnering with colleges, universities, and fraternal organizations to help students become more effective leaders and build stronger campus communities. Most recently, Tom completed three years as Executive Director of the Northeast Greek Leadership Association (NGLA), where he led the organization's […]
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 18 people lost their lives in 18 traffic crashes during the July Fourth reporting period, which began Thursday, July 2 at midnight and ended Sunday, July 5 at 11:59 p.m. According to preliminary Patrol statistics, in the eight fatal crashes in which safety belts were available, three were unbelted (38%). Of the five fatal crashes involving a motorcycle, three riders were not wearing a helmet (60%). Additionally, throughout the holiday reporting […]
A LaRue man has been indicted for allegedly reproducing child sex abuse materials and destroying evidence. According to a release from Marion County Prosecutor Ray Grogan, the Marion County Grand Jury handed down a supplemental indictment against 32-year-old Phillip William Vanscoy. The supplemental indictment comes after the Marion County Grand Jury, in April, previously indicted Vanscoy on four counts of Illegal Use of Minor in Nudity-Oriented Material or Performance (Second-Degree Felonies) and one count of Tampering with Evidence (Third-Degree Felony). […]
PIQUA – The Piqua Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced on Thursday (July 2, 2026) that they are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash. The crash occurred on Wednesday, June 24, at approximately 6:34 p.m., on Interstate 75 near mile marker 92 in Clinton Township, Shelby County. The preliminary investigation revealed a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban, operated by Melvin Howard, 86, Southfield, Mich., was traveling south on Interstate 75. The Chevrolet traveled off the right side of the roadway and […]
Blanchard Township/Dunkirk Recycling will be held on Tuesday, July 14th ,2026 in the parking lot of the former Price Funeral Home. The 2nd recycling date is scheduled for Thursday, July 23rd, 2026. The recycling truck will be there between the hours of 8:00 AM and 11:30 AM. If there is a Level I Weather Emergency in either Hardin or Union County, no recycling will be held on these dates. Recyclables need to be rinsed clean to control odor. The following […]
LIMA – Troopers from the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway charged a Lima woman with operating a vehicle under the influence late last week. Rebecca A. Page, 39, Lima, was charged with her sixth OVI offense after being stopped for driving outside her lane of travel on July 2 on Fourth Street near Reese Avenue in Lima. Page has five prior OVI convictions and was arraigned in the Lima Municipal Court on July 2 at 10:30 a.m. Additional […]
Hardin County Sheriff's Office COLUMBUS - Members of the 154th Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held Thursday afternoon at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy. The 38 graduates will now assume duties as peace officers for law enforcement agencies across Ohio. The 21-week basic course began in August. The Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy’s Basic Peace Officer course meets and exceeds the training requirements developed by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission […]
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.
