A minor fire was handled by the Kenton Fire Department Tuesday evening. According to information from the department, mulch at a residence in the 14,000 block of County Road 155 caught on fire. The flame spread up the side of the house but was extinguished quickly and resulted in minimal damage. Firefighters were on the scene for a short time.
Casey Conover, Darren Furr, Rick Collins, Steve Walter, Amy Walter, and Tracy Anderson Lions Meeting June 15, 2022 The Kenton Lions club met on Wednesday June 15, 2022, at the Kenton Elks. The meeting was called to order at 6:37 pm by Lion President Aaron Osborn with 21 members and 2 guests present. President Lion Aaron Osborn led with the pledge and a prayer. The meeting was adjourned and reconvened […]
The Kenton High School Cheerleading Squad attended Universal Cheerleaders Association Cheer Camp this past weekend. The UCA Cheer Camp was held at Bowling Green State University. While there, the squad learned new sideline chants, cheers and camp dances. The squad received several honors including a superior rating, most improved and school tradition award.
Today is the longest day of the year. That is otherwise known as the first day of summer. It feels like it too. You can expect sunny skies today with temperatures topping off in the low 90's Scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Wednesday with a temperature again in the low 90's. Thursday looks sunny and mid 80's will be the high. Listen to 95.3 WKTN for […]
Deputy Izak Ackerman The deputy injured in Tuesday’s shooting incident was Deputy Izak Ackerman (26 years of age).Deputy Ackerman has been a valued member of this office since his hiring in September of 2018 and is currently assigned to the third shift Uniform Division. Deputy Ackerman underwent a successful surgery Tuesday evening at a Columbus area hospital and has since been discharged. Deputy Ackerman is off duty under medical leave […]
A North Baltimore man was arrested Monday after an incident in Findlay. According to a release from the Findlay Police Department, officers were dispatched at 4:17 Monday afternoon to S & s Landscaping to investigate a possible armed and suicidal subject at the business. Officers arrived and encountered the subject, later identified as 34 year old Damien Talbot. He refused to exit the business and barricaded himself inside. The Findlay […]
Sheriff Keith Everhart is announcing that the Ohio Department of Administrative Services has issued the findings of its 2022 Support and Compliance Review of the Hardin County Central Dispatch 9-1-1 system. The review found the 9-1-1 system to be “in full compliance with the Public Service Answering Point operational rules.” The review found that all minimum training standards have been met by staff and that training programs have been proactively […]
The Kenton City Schools Board of Education conducted the June meeting Monday evening. Treasurer Jill Smith stated that at the July meeting she plans to go over where they ended the year financially versus where they predicted, “And we’re pretty much on point, so we’re looking at around a 9 million dollar carry-over. Three years ago it was six million, two years ago it was maybe 7, and a little […]
A road closing was announced today by the Hardin County Engineer's Office. Jackson Township Road 195, between County Road 20 and Township Road 22, closed starting today for a bridge replacement project. The road is expected to be closed for 6-8 weeks.