Donald E. "Don" Taylor, 80 of Kenton passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. He was born in Kenton on July 4, 1938 to the late Leo E. and Mildred I. (Weidinger) Taylor. Don is survived by the love of his life, Bridget Moore of Kenton, his son, Patrick Taylor of Kenton, daughters; Linda Ann (Paul) Harner of Bellefontaine, Kelle Sue Harrison of Kenton, brothers; Paul J. (Paula) Taylor of Kenton, Charles R. Taylor of Alabama and a sister, […]
COLUMBUS - The suspect and victim in yesterday’s abduction from the Ohio State University Mansfield campus have been located in Kentucky. Yesterday morning at approximately 11:45 a.m., the Patrol was notified of an abduction at gunpoint of an OSU student from the Mansfield campus. Witnesses described the suspect and victim and provided a description of them, and the vehicle driven by the suspect. Law enforcement quickly identified the suspect as Ty’Rell Pounds, 24, of Mansfield. The victim was identified as […]
A jury trial scheduled for Wednesday February 13 in the General Division of Hardin County Common Pleas Court has been cancelled. Prospective jurors do not have to appear. The Court is having trouble with the jury hotline, which is hindering its ability to contact the jurors.
Kenton High School Coed Varsity Wrestling beat Shawnee High School 27-26. The Kenton Wildcat grapplers edge out the Shawnee Indians 27-26 Monday night in WBL action. Josh Hart (126) pulled out a last minute pin fall over Krieshna Nongkham. Nongkham was leading 15-2 when Hart kicked it in and reversed the tables and pinned Nongkham with 32 seconds to go in the third period. Mason Rhoades (132) wins a 6-1 regular decision match over Mason Adlesh. Keith Harbor, Brandon Bowling […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.