A juvenile is facing charges following an incident Thursday afternoon in the 200 block of North Cherry Street in Kenton. According to the report from the Kenton Police Department, officers were dispatched to the area to investigate a complaint about a juvenile with a knife. At the scene, officers arrested a juvenile male. He is facing charges of felonious assault and aggravated menacing. There were no injuries reported.
Our Place Restaurant prepares a no-cost meal for Veterans. That takes place one day per week at the restaurant in Kenton. Liberty National Bank donated funds to support the effort. Several Veterans took time to meet with officials of the restaurant and the bank to thank them for the meals. Those involved reminded everyone that as the Holiday weekend approaches, we should take the time to thank our Veterans and reflect on all the sacrifices they have given for our […]
The annual Memorial Golf outing scheduled for Saturday has been postponed. The event is held at Memorial Park Golf Course in Kenton. It honors past members who have passed away. The outing has been rescheduled for Saturday June 5 starting at 9am.
On May 26, Pres. Sandy Moore welcomed 5 members and guests Taylor Klinger and Mayor Lynn Webb to the dinner meeting of Hardin Co. Business & Professional Women’s Club. They met at the Royal Buffet at 5:30 p.m. She also thanked hostesses Patty Garmon and Vanessa Brim for the nice arrangements. Following the ordering of the meal, Vanessa Brim introduced speaker Taylor Klinger who is the Public Information Officer and Parks and Recreation Director for Kenton. She is in her […]
Flags across Ohio will be flown at half-staff over the Memorial Day weekend. Governor Mike DeWine ordered that all flags of the United States and the State of Ohio be flown at half-staff in honor of Memorial Day. The proclamation covers flags flown upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state. That is in effect until sunset on Monday May 31.
A student from Fairbanks High School recently received a $1,000 Liberty National Bank My Money Matters scholarship. Diego Shaw was a recipient. He will be attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University this fall studying Business Finance. Liberty National Bank offered three $1,000 scholarship opportunities to local students that completed the Liberty National Bank Ever-Fi Financial Literacy Program, which is a free, online program sponsored by the bank, at no cost to the schools. Thirty-six students within Hardin, Logan and Union counties […]
The Hardin County Business and Professional Women’s Club will once again award a scholarship to a student from Hardin County who has completed at least two of four years of college at an accredited school, or one year of a two-year business or technical school program. Applications are available at Mary Lou Johnson Hardin County District Library, Ridgemont Public Library, Forest Jackson Public Library, Hardin Northern Library, andAda Public Library, or may be requested by contacting Vanessa Brim at 419-792-1650 […]
The Hardin County Historical Museum is looking into creating a new exhibit on law enforcement and crime in Hardin County. They are asking residents to share what comes to their minds when they think about crime stories in Hardin County. They are also asking to borrow artifacts or pictures of any of the police forces in the county for the exhibit. Contact the museum if you have the items you would like to share. Visit the museum's Facebook page for […]
Drugs and other items were seized from a house in Upper Sandusky on Wednesday. According to a release from Wyandot County Sheriff Todd Frey, the Wyandot County Major Crimes Unit and the METRICH Enforcement Unit served a search warrant at 1049 North Warpole Street. 267 suspected Oxycodone pills, a large amount of fentanyl, cash and a firearm were located inside the residence. Levi Blankenship and Sarah Larick were inside the house, and they were taken to the Wyandot County Sheriff's […]
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.