The Marion County Sheriff's Office announced that it will switch to a new public notification system effective this Friday April 01. The new system, known as Hyper-Reach, will be replacing Nixle and is a free service to the public. For more information or to sign up, click here: https://signup.hyper-reach.com/hyper_reach/sign_up_page_2/?id=106583 You can call or text (419) 845-5700 to register for phone and email alerts.
The date for the 2022 Eats on the Street event has been announced. The Kenton Historic Courthouse District announced that it will be held Saturday July 16 in downtown Kenton. In addition to numerous food trucks, new this year, multiple live bands will perform. The headliner is The Band Steele. The hours for the event on July 16 are 5 until 10pm in downtown Kenton.
Dispatcher positions are open at several area posts of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Positions at the Bucyrus, Lebanon, Canton, Sandusky, Bowling Green, Medina, and St. Clairsville Posts are now open. To view the posting or apply, follow a link on the Ohio State Highway Patrol Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OhioStateHighwayPatrol
A hearing on Competency has been scheduled for a Kenton man. Charles Castle was evaluated in late January to determine if he is competent to stand trial on charges connected to the kidnapping of a 7 year old girl. The 57 year old entered pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity on one count of aggravated attempted murder, one count of rape, 6 counts of kidnapping, three counts of […]
Search warrants were served at four residential locations in Upper Sandusky this past Friday. According to a release, the Wyandot County Special Response Team served the warrants at 375 Spring, 663 South Eighth, 539 North Warpole and 528 O'Donnell in the city. Cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine and marijuana were recovered in the searches. A large amount of cash, firearms and items associated with drug trafficking were also seized. Charges are expected […]
Kenton High School will be administering the English 2 state test beginning at 8:00am tomorrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday. This is for all students, including KOLA students, enrolled in an English 2 class, which is the majority of the sophomore class. Students who are testing must have their school laptops charged and ready. Students who are not testing will be running on a 2 hour delay schedule. KOLA students who are […]
Preschool and Kindergarten Registration and Screening for the Kenton City School District has been scheduled for Monday April 11 through Thursday the 14. In order to more efficiently operate the process , Kenton has decided to cancel all Preschool and Kindergarten classes that week. That will allow the entire staff to conduct the process and give the maximum amount of focus to the children that will be attending for the […]
Third row (L-R): Bethany Cameron, Kylie Hurt, Angel Forester. Second row (L-R): Kylie Allmon, Kelsey Bressler, Elaine Webster, Gavin Manns, Ali Harpel. First row: Brock Heckathorn. On March 24th and 25th, a group of Kenton High School students participated in the HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) State Leadership Conference. Two students, Angel Forester and Ali Harpel, advanced to the physical therapy skills portion of the conference. Angel Forester receiving […]
City of Kenton fishing and boating licenses for France Lake remain on sale. A yearly boating permit is $20, $15 for veterans. Yearly fishing permits are $10, $5 for veterans. They can be purchased on the City of Kenton website : https://cityofkenton.com/ or at the office at France Lake. The hours are Friday 1-6pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm and Sunday 1-6pm.