Kenton High School Varsity Baseball beat Hardin Northern High School 4-2. Stats: Cam Pulfer came away with the win and the game winning hit. As the Wildcats knock off the Polar Bears. Pitchers: Bobby Halsey: 5 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 K Cam Pulfer: 2 IP, O ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K Hitters: Hunter LaRue: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI Carter Bays: 1-2, 1 R, 3 SB Cam Pulfer: 1-1, 1 RBI
Kenton High School Varsity Softball beat Hardin Northern High School 5-4. Stats: Hitters for the Wildcats: Maddie Schutte 2 singles, Riley Reed single, Chelsea Kalb single, Lacie Nichols single, and Jasmine Reisinger a single. Lacie Nichols pitched a complete game!
May 6-10 is In-Demand Jobs Week in Ohio, and OhioMeansJobs Hardin County is hosting several events to spread the word that many good-paying jobs are available locally in Healthcare, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Truck Driving, and Construction Workers. Jobs today require workers to have skills and training beyond a high-school diploma. Events are scheduled Monday May 6 from 10am-11am and 3-4pm at the Mary Lou Johnson Library in Kenton and on Tuesday the 7 from 10am-noon at the […]
The entries are in for the Ohio Department of Transportation 2019 Paint the Plow competition. 22 District 1 schools have entered the contest, including 3 from Hardin County. The schools are Hardin Northern, Simon Kenton and Kenton. Find your school's plow in the album on the ODOT Facebook page and give the picture a like, comment, or share. Every like, comment or share on each picture between now and Monday at noon is one vote for […]
The University of Northwestern Ohio College of Applied Technologies semi-annual Career Fair will be host to many local, regional, and national companies looking to meet more than 3,000 potential employees. The Career Fair, open to all UNOH students and alumni, will be held May 15th from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. and May 16th, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in the Event Center on the UNOH campus. The University of Northwestern Ohio offers lifetime job assistance to […]
A blood drive is scheduled for Friday May 3 in Kenton You can donate blood Friday from 8am-2pm at Simon Kenton School on Ida Street in Kenton. Donors of all blood types are urged to give now to help meet the needs of trauma patients and others with serious medical conditions. Walk-ins are welcome, or you can make an appointment by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
A Benjamin Logan High School Senior was awarded a $1,650 scholarship in Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives’ Children of Members Scholarship competition, held April 11. Kathryn Meier, of Kenton, is the daughter of Ken and Crystal Meier and was sponsored by Mid-Ohio Electric Cooperative, Inc. Twenty-three students representing 24 electric cooperatives in Ohio competed for more than $36,000 in scholarship awards. The state’s electric cooperatives serve more than 380,000 homes and businesses in 77 of Ohio’s 88 counties.
Kenton Senior High School's Annual Awards Day program has been set for Tuesday May 14. The program will start at 9am in the high school gymnasium, and is open to the public. Allen Scholarship Foundation, Dollars for Scholarships, the Kenton Excellence for Education Foundation, memorial scholarships, local scholarships and other awards will be announced at Awards day.
Findlay – The Findlay Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has joined the Light Ohio Blue campaign to show and generate support for law enforcement personnel who protect our communities throughout our great state. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. The Light Ohio Blue campaign coincides with activities associated to Police Week. This year’s dates are […]
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.