A Kenton man was charged with endangering children following an incident reported to Kenton police on Saturday. According to the report, officers were dispatched to the Kenton Elementary School to investigate a report of an assault on a child. 32 year old Joshua Petty was charged following an investigation. The 12 year old victim suffered apparent minor injuries.
A Kenton woman is the victim of a scam. The exact nature of the scam was not released, but according to the report from Kenton Police Department, the 21 year old woman said she conducted one Western Union transfer of nearly $600, and another one for $500. No suspects were listed, and the incident remains under investigation.
A pursuit that occurred early Sunday morning in Findlay remains under investigation. According to a release from the Findlay Police Department, officers attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 2500 block of South Main Street. The driver instead fled out of the city on U.S. 68 and eventually turned east on Township Road 168. At that point, the driver turned off the headlights on the vehicle, and officers lost the vehicle and terminated the […]
Several items were stolen from two vehicles parked in the 800 block of South Detroit Street According to the reports from the Kenton Police Department, the incidents were reported Sunday and occurred sometime during the previous overnight period. Several miscellaneous items were stolen from the vehicles. No suspects were listed on the report.
A resident in the 800 block of East Franklin Street reported his house was shot at by someone using a BB gun Sunday evening. According to the report from the Kenton Police Department, the occupants of the house heard something hit the front picture window and an upstairs bedroom window. As the man was outside investigating, he heard what sounded like a BB gun being shot, and something flew past his head. A BB was found on […]
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 […]
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.