Lima Shawnee Defeats KMS Wrestlers

After giving up seven uncontested matches, Kenton Middle School wrestlers fell to Lima Shawnee 12-70. Kenton wrestlers that came away with a win were Anthony Hunt, Landen Elliott and Aaron Modd. Hunt defeated Donavyn Campbell by 10-3 decision at the 92 lb weight class. Elliott pinned Levi Lightle at 98 lbs and Modd beat Austin Horn in a close 6-5 match at 110 lbs. Kenton wrestlers finish the regular season tonight at Elida. Wrestlers will then be trying to qualify […]

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Project Linus Blanket Day Scheduled

(Kenton, OH) The 2019 Annual National Project Linus Blanket Day will be held on February 16th at Table One in the banquet room. The mission of Project Linus is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade, washable blankets and afghans, lovingly crafted by volunteer blanketeers. Tie blankets for children in need will be assembled at Table One, 1 N Detroit […]

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Cross Appointed to House Committees

COLUMBUS – Speaker of the House Larry Householder recently announced the committee assignments for the 133rd General Assembly. Representative Jon Cross has been appointed to the following standing committees and subcommittee: .Energy and Natural Resources .Finance- Finance Subcommittee on Transportation .Financial Institutions .Public Utilities “I would like to thank Speaker Householder for his confidence in me to serve on committees that will help keep our communities in the 83rd district, and across Ohio safer, stronger and open for business,” said […]

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HMH Conducting Diabetes Support Group Meeting

OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital invites the public to the Diabetes Support Group meeting on Wednesday, February 13 at 1 p.m. at Kroger in Kenton. This month's topic is "All About the Grocery Store" and DeAnna Carey, dietitian and diabetes educator of Hardin Memorial Hospital will be teaching attendees about healthy choices and how to read food labels. Attendees should meet DeAnna in the lobby of the Kenton Kroger. The meeting is free and open to the […]

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Rhodes State College Hosting President’s Day Open House

LIMA OH (February 11, 2019) – Rhodes State College will host its annual Presidents Day Open House on Monday, February 18, 2019, from 9:30 am – 1:15 pm. “Experience Rhodes” is an open house event designed to offer High School students and their parents the opportunity to come on campus and learn about the programs and services offered by Rhodes State. According to Dr. Rose Reinhart, Vice President for Student Affairs, “Experience Rhodes will give potential students a chance to […]

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Secretary of State Revisiting “Last Chance” Postcards

COLUMBUS - Today, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose began the process to send voter registration forms to addresses which did not respond to "last chance" postcards sent by their local county Board of Election. This morning, the Elections Division of the Secretary of State's office issued a request of county boards of elections to provide the voter ID numbers of those who did not respond to “last chance” postcards at the request of the previous administration. These voter ID […]

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State Representative And Citizens Speak To Council

State Representative, Jon Cross, spoke to the Council to update on the current situation in Columbus. Cross said that it has been a great first 30 days at the statehouse. Cross proposed an open invitation to the 83rd House District office, citing that its “The peoples office”. Cross also announced that he was appointed to four standing committees. These include Energy and Natural Resources, Finance, Financial Institutions and, Public Utilities. Cross went on to say that these committees are strong […]

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Two People Killed in Hancock County Crash

Two people were killed in a crash that occurred Sunday evening on I-75 in Hancock County. WFIN Radio reported that 25 year old Benjamin Wallen, of Findlay, lost control of his vehicle, which ended up across the median where it struck a semi tractor trailer unit being operated by 64 old Martin Sparks. Wallen and a passenger, 30 year old Amelia Adams, also of Findlay, were both ejected from the vehicle and were pronounced dead at the scene. […]

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Slippery Roads Lead to Mishaps in Wyandot County

Several mishaps that were blamed on the weather were reported Sunday evening in Wyandot County. According to the reports, 19 year old Destiny Oler, of Sycamore, lost control of her vehicle on County Highway 9. The car went off the road and struck a guardrail. Two other mishaps occurred on U.S. 23. 52 year old Jasminder Bindra, of Columbus, ended off the right side of the road where her vehicle struck the ditch. In the other […]

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