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A Dunkirk man was arrested on Friday evening in Kenton. At around 8:40 Friday evening Kenton Police were dispatched to the parking lot in front of Gordman’s for a male looking inside of vehicles and wearing a maroon sweatshirt. Officers arrived on scene and located the suspect, 39 year old Patrick J. Owens. Owens was arrested and charged for disorderly conduct while intoxicated while creating a risk of harm. He was also charged with theft from Kroger.
An Oak Hill Ohio female was arrested by Kenton Police on Friday. According to the Kenton Police report, officers initiated a traffic stop at Wharton Park around 10am Friday. The officer noticed the vehicle had two different plates and that the rear plate had been altered to appear valid. During the stop officers found 5 hypodermic needles and suspected meth. 25 year old Kendra Nikole Chamberlain of Oak Hill, Ohio was arrested on a probation violation and an investigation will […]
The Mary Lou Johnson Hardin County District Library has announced it’s food for fines program beginning today until the end of 2019. Bring in any nonperishable food item and receive $1.00 of your fines for each item given. All items will be donated to several area organizations. For more information call the Library at 419-673-2278. [pdf-embedder url="https://wktn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/201911111014.pdf"]
The Kenton Fire Department responded to a dump truck on fire in the 7000 State Route 53 At around 7:30 this morning causing the route to be temporarily closed. A truck which was hauling stone had a possible brake lock up causing the fire. The fire melted the bed of the truck and 2-3 tons of stone fell out of the truck. The entire rear end was destroyed and the truck was totaled. ODOT was called in for clean […]
As of 7:50 am 11/12/19 CLOSED SCHOOLS Ada Allen East Arlington Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan Carey Cory Rawson Elgin First United Methodist Preschool Forest Christian Preschool Forest Head Start Hardin Community School Hardin Northern Indian Lake - Conferences will go on as scheduled tonight Kenton Mohawk North Union Ohio Hi Point Ridgemont Riverdale Simon Kenton Upper Sandusky Upper Scioto Valley Waynesfield Goshen Wapakoneta BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS and OTHERS Hardin County Council on Aging Kenton Head Start No AM classes Full day on […]
University of Findlay and Sodexo’s Helping Hands Food Drive goal of 115,000 pounds was exceeded on Wednesday, with a total of 115,867 pounds collected for CHOPIN Hall! Last year, 111,436 pounds were collected. Since 2008, UF has led the nation each year with most pounds collected for Helping Hands. Wednesday’s effort included collection locations at Walmart on Tiffin and Trenton avenues, on campus at the Alumni Memorial Union and Henderson Dining Hall. A total of 183 people volunteered […]
Kenton City Offices will be closed on Monday, November 11th in observance of Veteran’s Day. Kenton City Council will meet on Tuesday, November 12th at 7PM. City council will have a 2nd reading on an ordinance authorizing the safety service director to advertise for bids for materials and supplies for 2020. There will also be 1st readings for several ordinances, one to vacate an alley in A. Letson’s addition between inlots 47 and 48 off of E Letson […]
A Bellefontaine woman who came across a video about the "Don't Give Up Movement" as she was coping with the loss of her 12 year old grandson to suicide will be the guest on Public Eye this week. Dana Fullerton now travels the area handing out yard signs with the message, "Don't Give Up," "You Matter" and "You Are Worthy of Love," among other slogans. It's a way to help prevent suicides among teens and others. For the complete discussion, […]
John Rutter’s “Gloria,” will be the featured piece for two upcoming University of Findlay concerts performed by Concert-Chorale and University Singers. The public concerts will be held Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 750 Bright Road, Findlay; and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. in Winebrenner Building’s TLB Auditorium on campus. Both performances will be free, but tickets will be required by visiting Marathon Center for the Performing Arts at www.mcpa.org, stopping […]
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.