A Kenton man was involved in a crash that occurred this morning in Logan County. WPKO Radio reported that a vehicle being driven by 23 year old Hunter Lawrence was struck on the driver's side by a vehicle being operated by 36 year old Marlet Enow, of Columbus. The crash occurred on State Route 347 near the Honda East Liberty Plant. There were no injuries. Enow was cited for failure to yield.
A culvert replacement project has been announced in Jackson Township beginning Thursday morning. According to the Hardin County Engineer's Office, the intersection of Township Roads 185 and 50 will be closing Thursday morning. 185 will be closed from Township Road 60 to Township Road 50. Township Road 50 will be closed in two places, from State Route 53 to Township 185 and from Township Road 183 to Township Road 185. The closure will last for three […]
Hardin County 4-H’s 1st Cops vs. Clovers event has been scheduled. Shooting sports 4-H members have challenged the Hardin County Sheriff’s Department to a friendly competition with the intention of promoting 4-H Shooting Sports clubs and firearm safety. The event will be held April 6 from 10am until noon at the Hog Creek Game Club.
Spring has finally arrived, and the University of Findlay’s Rieck Center for Habitat Studies will be celebrating with its biannual open house! The event, which will be free and open to the public, will be held Sunday, April 28, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the center, located between Findlay and Arlington at 17311 County Road 166. The guest speaker will be Justin Rheubert, UF biology instructor and expert on reptile and amphibian anatomy and ecology. He and his students will present their survey […]
A crash injured two people on State Route 235 near County Road 60 Tuesday afternoon. According to information from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office, a car driven by Blake Wilson, of Kenton, began to slow down on 235 to make a turn into a private drive, when his was struck from behind by a vehicle being operated by Keaton Kipker, of Ada. Disabling damage occurred to both vehicles. Both drivers were transported to a Lima hospital for […]
Two vehicles were damaged in a crash that occurred Tuesday morning on Decatur Street. According to the report from the Kenton Police Department, 27 year old Shelby Dague was stopped past the stop sign, and as she was backing up, her car struck a vehicle in back of her that was being driven by 26 year old Robert Hoffman, of Kenton. Moderate damage occurred to both vehicles. There were no injuries, and Dague was cited for improper […]
Two people were injured after a vehicle struck an animal in the roadway Tuesday afternoon in Wyandot County. According to the report from the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office, 36 year old Alex Tate was driving north in the 6000 block of Township Road 79, when his car struck a cow that entered the road. Disabling damage occurred to the car. Tate and a passenger in his car, 25 year old Ricky Cavinder, of Forest, were transported to […]
A DARE Lock-in was held this week at the Hilliker YMCA in Bellefontaine. 75 fifth and sixth graders from the Bellefontaine area enjoyed games, food and fun with the Bellefontaine Police Department and about 12 high school D.A.R.E. Club students. They also were visited by OSU standout and NFL player Doug Worthington.
Ohio's unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in February 2019, down from 4.7 percent in January. According to a release from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the number of workers unemployed in Ohio in February was 265,000, down 4,000 from 269,000 in January. The February unemployment rate for Ohio increased slightly from 4.5 percent in February 2018. Hardin County's unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in February, down from January's 5.1 percent. The U.S. unemployment […]
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.