The Hardin County Optimist Club Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for this Saturday. The event will be held around the Hardin County Courthouse beginning at one Saturday afternoon. Four age groups will participate. Ages 0-3, 4-6, 7-8 and 9-10. In the event of rain, the hunt will be rescheduled to the next Saturday.
The Village of Ada has begun the process of improving the police department and village facilities. The improvements include a secure holding area for the temporary processing of prisoners, new office space for police officers, an elevator for handicap access to all floors, including council chambers, and finally, improvements to administrative offices. The $700,000 project comes after many years of planning, delaying, revising and saving. Nearly half of the funds needed for the $700,000 project were set […]
The Forest Area Community Improvement Corporation is selling Memorial Day ornaments in honor or in memory of Veterans and Active Service Members. Ornaments are $5.00. Cask or checks should be made payable to the Forest Area CIC and can be dropped off the Municipal Building in Forest. All orders must be received by May 23. The ornaments can be picked up at the Municipal Building beginning Wednesday May 29.
The USV Music Program, which includes the Marching Band and The Scioto Sound Show Choir, will be holding their Spring kettle corn fundraiser. That will take place on Saturday, April 27th in the parking lot of Sherwin Williams in Kenton, from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. They will have several different flavors of kettle corn for you to pick from as well as freshly made pork rinds.
The Bellefontaine Civil Service Commission has announced a new Civil Service Exam for the position of Police Officer with the City of Bellefontaine. Applications are now available in the Mayor's Office and must be returned by 4:30pm Friday, May 17. The Mayor's Office is located in the City Building at 135 North Detroit Street, Bellefontaine. The exam is set for Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. Currently, the Bellefontaine Police Department is expecting to hire […]
A rural Kenton man was arrested after a neighbor complained about him playing his music too loud at Acheson's Resort at Indian Lake early Tuesday morning. WPKO Radio reported that 54 year old Blynn Poland refused to answer the door the first time Logan County Sheriff's deputies arrived. Poland is then said to have called the sheriff's office several times stating he was frustrated about his neighbor calling law enforcement on him. He was taken into custody […]
The USV Alger Rescue Squad will be hosting its 6th Annual USV Alger EMS Spring Seminar on Saturday April 27 from 8am to 3pm. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. There will be 5 educational speakers lecturing on a variety of Emergency Medical Service issues. You must RSVP to attend. Reserve your spot by emailing Chief Doug LaRue at dlarue45@yahoo.com. The event is sponsored by the Hardin County Community Foundation and Lima Memorial Health System.
(FINDLAY, OH, APRIL 17, 2019) — To make it easier for people to access its services and get critical safety information, the American Red Cross is expanding its reach with voice technology through Alexa, Amazon’s voice service. By using Alexa-enabled devices, people can enable skills for Alexa to schedule a blood donation, get valuable first aid information, or receive notifications about an approaching hurricane. This is in addition to the currently existing ability for Alexa users to make financial donations […]
Former Forest resident and Riverdale graduate Alan Elwood recently competed in the opening KRA Series race at New Castle Motorsports Park in Spiceland, Indiana. Elwood qualified 5th in the 50 kart field and finished 6th. New Castle fields some of the best drivers in the Midwest, and Elwood was battling for the win the whole race.
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.