There will be a city-wide shutdown of water tonight in Kenton. Water will be turned off starting between midnight and 2 a.m. It is expected to be off for approximately five hours. Depressurization is necessary so crews can replace a water valve due to failure. The work is being done in the area of Marie and High Streets. When the water is turned back on, there will be a city-wide boil water advisory until further notice.
The lockdown at Arlington School was lifted this morning as of around 11:30. Authorities are now searching for a suspect who is said to have injured two people at a nearby house. WFIN Radio quoted Hancock County Sheriff Michael Heldman as saying one adult was taken by helicopter to a Lima hospital. A second teenage victim was taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital. As precaution, the nearby Arlington school building went on lockdown. The staff and students were never in danger. […]
The Arlington school building is currently on lock-down due to an emergency near the school. According to a posting on the school's Facebook page, the students and staff inside the building are safe. Officials at the school are in contact with the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, and they are asking that no one come to the school so emergency personnel are not disrupted. Students not already at the school are being asked to stay home or where they are until […]
An OhioHealth Primary Care office is changing locations. According to a release, the office of Dr. Neuhauser and Dr. Crum will move from 60 Washington Blvd to the Medical Office Building at 75 Washington Blvd Suite 103. The move will take place on Monday April 8th.
A Kenton man was arrested and is facing several charges following a traffic in Kenton early Sunday morning. According to the Kenton Police Department report, an officer stopped a car on North Leighton Street at Columbus Street, and the driver, identified as 29 year old Craig Robinson, was charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, open container and for driving under FRA suspension. The report indicates that several drug and drug paraphernalia items were seized from the […]
An Upper Sandusky man escaped serious injury in a crash that occurred over the weekend in Wyandot County. According to the report from the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office, 50 year old Thomas Kinley lost control of his vehicle while driving north on Township Highway 124. The car went off the right side of the road where it struck the embankment, rolled over and came to rest on its top after striking a utility pole. He was treated […]
A woman is facing several charged following a incident over the weekend in Wyandot County. According to the report, a deputy from the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office observed a car travelling south in the northbound lanes of U.S. 23. After conducting a traffic stop, the driver, identified as Kalie Beltz, failed a field sobriety test and was arrested. A deputy found open containers of vodka and whiskey in the vehicle, and Beltz was cited for operating a […]
A criminal trespassing incident was reported to Kenton Police over the weekend. According to the report, officers responded to the 400 block of North Cherry Street where several vehicles had been broken into. It was also discovered that a storage shed at the rear of the property had been entered as well. It is not known at this time if anything was missing.
The University of Northwestern Ohio College of Business, College of Health Professions, and College of Occupational Professions will host Spring Preview Day on Friday, April 5th, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The University will be offering $21,000 in scholarships to the winners of the “Bob Snyder Scholarship Test”. The tests will be administered at 11:30 a.m. at the UNOH Event Center. Scholarship testing is offered to both high school juniors and seniors. All […]
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.