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High-Energy Band “My Cousin Eddie” to Perform at 9th Annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival

Photo: Ada Area Chamber of Commerce The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce announced the opening band at the 9th Annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival. Local fan favorites, My Cousin Eddie, will be performing during the event on August 23. Known for their high-energy performances and feel-good tunes, they’re sure to get the party started right. You are invited to kick off an evening full of great music, community fun, and hometown pride from 5pm until 10pm that evening. […]

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Deadly Crashes Hours Apart Claim Two Lives in Allen and Auglaize Counties on Saturday

Two people were killed in separate crashes over the weekend in our region. The first occurred at just after 7:00am Saturday morning on State Route 117 in Allen County. According to a release from the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 67-year-old Jeffrey Tibbitts, of Virginia, was driving southeast on 117, when a vehicle traveling northwest and being operated by 20-year-old Aniyah Moss, of Springfield, crossed the center line while the driver was attempting pass three vehicle, which […]

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Delivering Purpose: Former Kenton Mailman Relives His Passion at Blanchard Place Thanks to Local Support

Trustwell Living at Blanchard Place (Kenton, OH) Trustwell Living at Blanchard Place is thanking Sarah Wirbel from Triony Salon, Quest Federal Credit Union-Kenton, and the many amazing Hardin County community members who helped bring a very special idea to life for one of their residents. Donnie Dodds, a beloved member of the community, lives with short-term memory loss. He proudly served as a mail carrier in Kenton for 35 years and often shares stories from his days delivering mail. Inspired […]

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Three Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers Honored for Life-Saving Efforts at Statehouse

Photo: Ohio State Highway Patrol Three Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers were given Distinguished Service Medallions on Thursday for demonstrating a sense of urgency and rendering aid. Colonel Charles A. Jones presented them to Capitol Operations Sergeant Stephen E. Williams, Sergeant Darius M. Patterson and Trooper Brandon D. Todd. On May 6, Trooper Todd was stationed at a security checkpoint at the Ohio Statehouse when he observed a 65-year-old woman experiencing a medical emergency. He promptly retrieved a wheelchair for […]

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Ohio’s Bald Eagle Population Soars: 964 Active Nests Confirmed in 2025 Statewide Census

Photo: Ohio Department of Natural Resources- Division of Wildlife The Ohio Division of Wildlife's 2025 bald eagle census found 964 confirmed active bald eagle nests around the state. More than 1,800 reports from citizen scientists statewide helped complete the census. The Wildlife staff confirmed nest locations in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. Wyandot was one of 13 counties with the highest number of bald eagle nests. There were 31 in that county this year, compared to 19 in 2020. In […]

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Vandalism Forces Temporary Closure of Old Field Beach Restroom at Indian Lake State Park

Photo: Indian Lake State Park Facebook Indian Lake State Park announced earlier this morning that the restroom at Old Field Beach is currently closed. According to information the State Park's Facebook page, the closure is due to vandalism. Pictures posted showed the extent of damage. The restroom will be temporarily closed for repairs.  They will update the public when the repairs are made and the restroom is back open.

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Legal Proceedings Continue in Amish Lawsuit Challenging Ohio Flashing Light Law

Some more legal maneuvering will take place before a final decision is made in a lawsuit filed by the Amish community's seeking an injunction of an Ohio law which mandates the use of flashing yellow lights atop horse-drawn buggies. Four men from West Salem, Apple Creek, Dalton and Kenton are the plaintiffs in the case. Listed as defendants are Ohio Attorney General Daivd Yost, Prosecutors from Hardin, Medina and Wayne Counties and Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent Charles A. Jones. […]

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Amish Injunction Against Flashing Light Law Goes to Hearing Today in Hardin County

A hearing to consider the Amish communities' filing for an injunction of an Ohio law which mandates the use of flashing yellow lights atop horse-drawn buggies will be held today in Hardin County Common Pleas Court. The case was filed in August of 2024 and challenges Ohio's H.B. 30 (2022). A hearing was held in late November of that year, and Judge Steve Christopher granted a temporary restraining order. Four men from West Salem, Apple Creek, Dalton and Kenton are […]

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Rural Kenton Man Indicted on Sex Offenses Involving a Minor

A rural Kenton man was arrested Tuesday on a 16 count indictment for sexual offenses involving a minor. 56 year old Rickie Lee Stephens is being held in the Multi County Jail on 13 counts of public indecency and one count each of attempted gross sexual imposition, compelling prostitution and importuning. The indictments allege that Stephens engaged in lewd sexual conduct in the proximity of a minor. He is also accused of attempting to have sexual contact with a child […]

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Our broadcast covers Hardin County and into Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union, and Wyandot Counties including a majority of communities within.