Season tickets for the 2025 Hardin County Fair can be purchased for the price of $30 until Thursday, August 28th. After that date, the tickets will cost $35. You can buy them online at hardincountyfair.org. They can also be purchased at the Fair Office. The office is now open Monday through Friday from 9am until 5pm through the month of August.
Elwood Motorsports traveled to Salem, Ohio on Saturday for their first ever visit to Quaker City Motorsports Park. Alan Elwood, AJ Roderick and crew walked the track to get a feel for the layout and the kart was set up for the state of the art facility. Practice got underway at 9:30 am and after four laps Elwood would be atop the leaderboard, shattering the track record by a full second. Alan would lead the field out for qualifying and […]
COLUMBUS – During the 2025 Ohio State Fair, the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Licensing and Commercial Standards (LCS) section partnered with the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Association of Pupil Transportation and Ohio Pre-Service instructors to conduct two school bus inspection demonstrations. The purpose of the demonstrations was to provide an inside look at the inspection process and teach the public the standards and regulations that must be followed to ensure the safety of all who use school transportation. “The […]
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Veterans Services (ODVS), through its ongoing partnership with the Ohio Arts Council, continues to make preparations for the 2025 Ohio Veterans Art Exhibition, which will be on display in downtown Columbus this fall. The deadline to submit works for this display is Mon., Sept. 1 – with the opening of the exhibition to follow in October – and ODVS is pleased to announce the juror who will be tasked with determining the works most worthy to be […]
ForestSanctuary.org The Forest Sanctuary, a community garden in Forest is growing strong. Forest Sanctuary is a non-profit Ohio organization founded by private supporters and grants related to community betterment, music and the arts. It is a residential, working land project supported by the vision of WholeFam.org. Residents of the village can help themselves to the fresh produce in the garden, which is located at the former Presbyterian Chapel. Corn is coming soon, followed by pumpkins in the call and plenty of squash. […]
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Franklin and Market Streets in Kenton at just before 9am Thursday morning. According to the report from the Kenton Police Department, 70-year-old Wanda Hale, of Kenton, was walking across Market Street in the crosswalk, when she was hit by a car being driven by 38-year-old Michele Sherman, of Kenton, who was turning left from Franklin Street. Hale was transported to Lima Memorial Hospital by BKP Ambulance for treatment of […]
P The Kenton Lions Club has introduced its newest addition—a lion mascot, gifted by the Arlington Lions Club. The float is currently under construction, with the cage built by Lion Mark Wilson and the trailer crafted by Lion Daryl Flowers. Once completed, the float will make its debut in the Kenton Lions Club Christmas Parade and later be displayed at the Lake of Lights.
Bluffton University’s Board of Trustees has named the 11th president in Bluffton’s 125-year history. Dr. J. Alexander Sider has accepted the call to serve as Bluffton’s next president effective Aug. 1, 2025. “On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am delighted to announce the Board's unanimous decision to appoint Dr. Alex Sider as President of Bluffton University,” said Cheryl Hacker ’81, Bluffton University Board of Trustees Chair. “Shortly after his appointment as Interim President this past February, it was […]
Ohio's 2025 sales tax holiday will run for two weeks, starting at midnight tonight and ending at 11:59pm Thursday, August 14th. This is an expansion from the previous 3-day tax-free weekends in Ohio. During this period, shoppers can purchase all tangible personal property priced at $500 or less per item without paying state and local sales taxes. This includes school supplies, clothing and footwear, electronics and more. Exclusions: The following items will still be taxed: Watercraft or outboard motors Motor vehicles […]
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.
