A Richwood woman was charged with a liquor violation in Union County Thursday. According to the Daily Media Release from the Union County Sheriff's Office, deputies and agents from the Ohio Investigative Unit witnessed the sale of alcohol to an underage person. The alleged incident occurred in the 23,000 block of State Route 4. 58 year old Gina M. Tripp was issued a citation for the sale of alcohol to an underage person.
Kenton High School Varsity Baseball falls to Marion Harding High School 5-0. Stats: Hunter LaRue: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1ER 1-4 .Seth Creamer: 1-2, BB, HBP .Garrett Thomas: 2-4 .Julius Tapia: 1-1, 2 HBP .Carter Bays: 1-3
Kenton High School Varsity Softball falls to Marion Harding High School 11-10. Marion Harding scores 3 runs in the Bottom of the 7th to win 11-10. Hitters for the Wildcats - Jasmine Reisinger Double and Single, Lacie Nichols Double and single, Brooklyn Bays two singles, Chelsea Kalb 2 singles. Jillian Burd pitched a great. Right now our Defense is letting us down at really key times. Coach Bill Lawrence said, "We have to keep trusting in the process and come […]
Upper Sandusky defeated Fremont St. Joe's in tennis at home this afternoon, 3-2. USHS is now 2-1 on the season. SJCC is 0-1 as this was their opening match. 1S - Levi Malone (US) def. Grant Stepanic 6-4, 6-2 2S - Chase Harrison (SJ) def. Landon Cotto-Ramos 6-4, 6-0 3S - Parker Smith (SJ) def. Justin Blackburn 6-3, 6-0 1D - Grant Bower/Anson Hill (US) def. Kayden Stricker/Xavier Reed 6-0, 6-1 2D - Nolan Mewhorter/Kyle Snowden (US) def. Tony Baez/Alex […]
Below are the highlights from the Board of Education Meeting. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. A certificate was present to Mackenzie Rader who had her glass mosaic entitled “Bovine Beauties” (from a photo she took of her own cows) accepted into the 31st Annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational held at ArtSpace in Lima. Only 88 pieces were selected for exhibit from over 300 submitted. Thank you to Mrs. Marianne Galyk for […]
Two area men are facing drug charges following an incident Thursday evening. According to the Kenton Police Department report, an officer on patrol witnessed what appeared to be a hand to hand drug transaction between two males on South Wayne Street near Decatur Street. A 52 year old Forest man and a 50 year old Kenton man were listed as the suspects. Officers seized 6 white round pills as evidence. The two have not yet been […]
A Lima man was arrested in Kenton Thursday on a warrant Thursday morning. According to the report from the Kenton Police Department, an officers observed 38 year old Jeffery England walking through a parking lot in the 200 block of East Carrol Street. The officer confirmed that there was a warrant for his arrest out of the Allen County Municipal Court. England was taken into custody and transported to the Allen County line where he was turned […]
Two men were charged following a shoplifting incident at Walmart in Kenton late Thursday afternoon. According to the report, officers were dispatched to the store just after 5 to reference to the theft. The two suspects are alleged to have stolen two cell phone cases and cell phone screens. 19 year old Cody Wilson and 22 year old Kale Mohn, both of Kenton, were each issued a summons for theft.
A minor crash occurred in the 200 block of East Columbus Street Thursday afternoon. According to the Kenton Police Department report, a vehicle driven by 67 year old Geoffrey Wedding, of Raymond, Ohio, was stopped for traffic on Columbus when it was struck from behind by a car being driven by 35 year old Amanda Smith, of Kenton. Minor damage occurred to the vehicles, and there were no injuries. No citations were listed on the report.
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