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An 18 year old Kenton resident is facing charges connected to bringing a gun on Kenton City School property this week. According to documents filed in Hardin County Municipal Court, Landon Christopher Kitchen was charged with 2 counts of illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon in a school safety zone and one count of receiving stolen property, all felonies of the fifth degree. The incident allegedly occurred Wednesday […]

Hardin County Treasurer Denise Althauser passed away this past Wednesday at the age of 57.  She worked as the Treasurer since 2009, and recently was elected President of Ohio Treasurer's Association.  Althauser was a member of the Hardin County Republican Executive Committee and held office in the Hardin County Womens Republican Association.  Visitation will be held from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 10 at the Price-McElroy Funeral […]

A Lima man was arrested this past Wednesday after a narcotics related search warrant was served at 612 Marian Avenue in Lima. The operation was a joint effort between the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force, Allen County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI’s North West Ohio Safe Streets Task Force and the Lima Police Department’s S.W.A.T. Team. During the search, 600 grams of suspected cocaine, US Currency, a firearm, and drug […]

Hardin County – It’s time once again to get your hands dirty and start growing! The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Ohio State University Extension offices are kicking off the fifth year of the Ohio Victory Gardens program. Due to high demand, the program has expanded to include 64 counties, up from 50 counties last year. Thousands of seed sample kits are available for free to the public to […]

Residents in Kenton who have trash pickup on Monday are being advised that the trucks will still be running.  They will begin earlier that day, perhaps as early as 5am. That is to try and get it all taken care of before eclipse time Monday afternoon.

Pictured left to right, Garrett Ray, Lion President Lion Jason Vanbuskirk The Kenton Lions club held its regular meeting this past Wednesday at the Kenton Elks. Garrett Ray, director of the Kenton Junior Trophy Bassmasters for the past 8 years, spoke to members about his program.  He noted that 30 school-aged students signed up for this season starting in June. Ray informed members that donations are used for prizes.  The […]

Logan County households impacted by the March 14 tornado that ripped through the Indian Lake region are invited to apply for financial assistance through United Way's Indian Lake Tornado Relief Fund. Intake will occur by appointment only at the Multi-Agency Resource Center established for tornado victims, which is moving to 431 Madison Avenue in Russells Point. Victims can schedule an appointment online at this link: https://www.uwlogan.org/indian-lake-tornado-community-response or by calling (937) […]

Kenton High School students, staff and parents were informed today about the death of a student. The junior at the High School died at his home this week.  The high school clinical counselor will be at the school when they  return from Spring break on Wednesday April 10. She can also be reached by email if needed now: cotterillm@kentoncityschools.org In an unrelated incident, a Kenton HIgh School student showed a […]

Two scams related to tornado damage have been reported this week in Logan County. Text messages to Logan county residents are telling them they need to schedule a home inspection in order to receive assistance.  The second scam seems to pretend to be the Crisis Cleanup Hotline and requests that the resident upload photos and personal information. Residents should not give any personal information out when receiving unsolicited phone calls.