The Hardin Northern Community Center in Dunkirk will host a Bake Sale tomorrow (Saturday November 15). It will take place from 9am until 2 Saturday. Various kinds of baked goods as well as beef and noodles will be for sale. Proceeds from the event will help with the cost of the partial replacement of the center's roof.
A rural Roundhead man is scheduled to change his plea on a charge involving child pornography in the United States Northern Ohio District Court in Toledo. According to Court documents, the hearing for Mark Butterman to change his plea is scheduled for Tuesday November 18, 2025. The hearing will begin at 2:00 that afternoon in Courtroom 2B. Butterman was indicted in May of this year on one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography. The investigation was conducted by […]
The Hardin County Sheriff's Office has received word of a scam taking place by mail. The mailing is titled "OHIO UCC STATEMENT REQUEST FORM" and when the number on the document is called, it goes to an automated system. The return mailing address is legitimate, but it is a UPS store location. These scammers will likely have valid loan information for the potential victim, but they are attempting to get the victim to 'pay' on the loan that they are […]
(Dr. Rick Smith) Substitute teachers and aides are greatly needed in schools around the area. Dr. Rick Smith, Superintendent of Midwest Regional Educational Service Center, said in fact there is a critical need. What are the qualifications for the positions?, "Well right now that’s one of the types of things is, they changed the law in Ohio, you don’t need a bachelor’s degree anymore to be a substitute, so you can sub with just a high school diploma," said Dr. […]
Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Damian M. Roose has been selected as the 2025 Trooper of the Year at the Findlay Post. The selection of Trooper Roose, is in recognition of outstanding service during 2025 at the Findlay Post. Fellow officers stationed at the Findlay Post, chose Trooper Roose based on leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude, and cooperation with supervisors, peers, and the public. Trooper Roose joined the Highway Patrol in 2018 and has […]
Multi-agency effort, "Home Safe for the Holidays," launches COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), and Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) are asking motorists to make safe driving a top priority this holiday season to ensure Ohio hits its goal of four straight years of declining traffic fatalities. While there had been a rise in traffic deaths from 2018 to a peak of 1,356 in 2021, Ohio has seen a reduction over the last […]
Items ordered during Hardin Northern's Band and Choir fundraiser through Crown Excellence will be delivered on Wednesday, November 19th. You can pick up the items in the Band Room after school until 5:00 p.m. on the 19th. You are encouraged to make arrangements to pick up your items during that time.
The Kenton Elementary PTO Fall Fundraiser is kicking off next week. They are bringing back everyone’s favorite, which are Texas Roadhouse gift cards. Packets will head home Monday November 17, and the fundraiser will run from then through December 1. Money can be turned in anytime during the sale and must be in by December 1. The PTO uses donations to pay for fun activities and fund incentives throughout the year. The PTO uses donations to fund fun activities and […]
Updated 1:10pm (11/13/25) to include copy of indictment: A Forest woman was indicted recently on 17 counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and 17 counts of pandering obscenity. 23-year-old Savanah L. McKinley was found indigent and was appointed Drew Workman as her attorney and pleaded not guilty to all charges at her recent arraignment. The incidents allegedly occurred in early July of 2025. A $5000 own recognizance bond was set. McKinley's trial has been scheduled for April 7, 2026 […]
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.
