A North Carolina man was injured in a one vehicle crash over the weekend in Wyandot County. According to the report from the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office, 36 year old Cedric Moses fell asleep while driving west on State Highway 15. The vehicle went off the right side of the road, where it slid through the ditch and struck a tree before coming to a stop. Heavy damage occurred to the vehicle, and Moses was transported to […]
University of Findlay’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program students will host a community wellness day on Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Koehler Fitness and Recreation Complex on North Main Street. All proceeds from the monetary donation-based event will benefit the Pitt-Marquette Challenge, a national student-led grassroots fundraiser to support the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. The program will also provide physical therapy students with valuable hands-on learning. Throughout the day, UF students […]
KENTON-Hardin Co. Soroptimist International congratulates the Club 250 winner for week 17. Vicky Hicks will receive $100. Club 250 is a fundraiser that helps to award scholarships to local women and girls.
FINDLAY, OH – A training academy for individuals interested in becoming hunter education instructors will be offered in Findlay June 8 and 9, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Training will be held at the Division of Wildlife District Two office located at 952 Lima Ave, Findlay 45840. Classes will be held on Saturday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, June 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There […]
A Kenton woman died following a traffic crash in Kenton Thursday afternoon. According to information from Kenton Police Chief Dennis Musser, a car driven by 87 year old Kikuko T. Hollan was eastbound on Espy Street and travelled across Wayne where and struck a tree in the yard of a house at 501 South Wayne Street. Hollan was extricated from the vehicle and taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital where she later died. The Sheriff's Office Crash Team was assisted at […]
The MARMET/METRICH Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Marion City Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, executed two search warrants in Marion County on Thursday. The two locations are related to an investigation into the owner of Royal Dogs Hot Dog Stand selling illegal drugs. At 223 West Columbia Street Illya Green, Salena Glenn, and Kevin Swift were arrested on drug related charges. The second warrant was executed at 830 Kibby Drive apartment […]
A Logan County man was sentenced for workers' compensation fraud. According to a release, on the day he was sentenced to prison for breaking and entering, gross sexual imposition, burglary and other charges, 32 year old Joseph A. Wilson, of Bellefontaine, was also ordered to pay nearly $6,400 in restitution to his employer and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for collecting disability benefits while secretly working another job. Wilson was sentenced to six years in prison earlier […]
The Family Resource Center has hired a daytime crisis response staff to respond to local hospitals, schools and other locations in Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties. The crisis response staff will be on location within 30-60 minutes after a call is placed. The staff will assist in resolving any crisis situation with the youth and person calling whether that's at a school or hospital. They will ensure the crisis situation is resolved and will make all needed referrals. […]
Blanchard Township/Dunkirk Recycling will be held on Thursday March 28, 2019 in the parking lot of the former Price Funeral Home. The recycling truck will be there between the hours of 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM. If there is a Level I Weather Emergency in either Hardin or Union County, no recycling will be held. Recyclables need to be rinsed clean to control odor. The following can be recycled: Plastic Bottles and Jugs - ONLY #1 and #2 – Milk, […]
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.