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Kenton School Board Makes Thrush Hiring Official

The Kenton City Schools Board of Education officially hired Chad Thrush as the next superintendent. At a special meeting held Wednesday evening, the Board approved a three year contract beginning August 1 and ending July 31, 2024 with a salary of $110,000. Thrush will serve July 1 through July 31, 2021 as Interim Superintendent with a salary of just over $9300. He has been a part of the district for 12 years, 6 of those years serving as high school […]

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Flags Ordered to be Flown at Half Staff

Flags were ordered to be lowered to half-staff across the country on Wednesday. President Biden issued the order in remembrance of the victims of the shooting in San Jose, California. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ordered that all flags of the United States and the State of Ohio be lowered to half-staff until sunset Sunday May 30.

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KMS Releases 4th Week Principal, Merit and Honor Rolls

4th Nine Weeks Principal’s Roll (GPA 4.0) 7th Grade Kylyne Anspach, Megan Blankenship, Brayla Butler, Wyatt Campbell, Damaris Castillo Hernandez, Brady Cole, Emori Criner, Tiffani Edwards, Jaycob Francis, Cale Harshfield, Addison Haudenschield, Richard Huang, Adalyn Manns, Carter McGinnis, CJ Newberry, Landon Plaugher, Allyson Rhinehart, Adriana Rogel, Ella Rogers, Quinlyn Spearman, McKenna Stanforth, Jack Whitmer, Presley Wilson, Mackenna Woltz. 8th Grade Luke Anderson, Austin Ashbrook, Ethan Ashbrook, Taylor Barlow, Samantha Blue, Tessa Burris, Austin Chen, Sienna Christie, Christopher Compton, Anna Coon, […]

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OHP Construction Trades Installs Wheelchair Ramp for Kenton Resident

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio – Ohio Hi-Point’s Construction Trades students finished the school year by doing multiple community service projects around the district. In Kenton, students installed a wheelchair ramp for a community resident. The project came about after a student was approached about the idea for a capstone project by the Kenton Church of the Nazarene as they were looking to help a member of the congregation. Ohio Hi-Point’s Construction Trades program decided to take on the project as a class, […]

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Richwood Man Taken into Custody on Union County Warrant

A Richwood man was arrested by the Union County Sheriff's Office on a warrant. According to the Daily Media Release, deputies went to the Multi County Jail in Marion Tuesday afternoon where they took custody of 40 year old Bryan M. Baker. He was wanted on the outstanding warrant from Union County. Baker was transported to the Tri-County Regional Jail.

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Farmers Market at Hardin Memorial Hospital Begins

OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital will be holding a farmer’s market every Wednesday and Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. in the northwest corner of the hospital’s main parking lot. To keep the vendors and attendees safe, everyone is asked to adhere to the COVID-19 social distancing and masking guidelines. Hand sanitizer is available to be used before and after you attend the market and cleaning protocols are being followed. Any community member who would like to participate is asked to offer […]

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KPD Serves More Notices Concerning Junk and Tall Grass and Weeds

A total of seven notices were served by Kenton Police officers ordering residents to clean up their properties. Several notices were served in the 400 block of West Franklin Street. Some concerned cleaning up trash and junk as well as cutting down tall grass and weeds. Another notice was served on East Franklin Street concerning tall grass and weeds. Property owners were given 10 days to remove the trash and junk and five days to cut the grass and weeds […]

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Walk-in Vaccine Clinic for 12-17 Year Olds Scheduled for June 1

The Kenton-Hardin Health Department is teaming up with Ohio Northern University Healthwise to provide vaccines for those 12-17 years old.  ONU Healthwise will be at the health department for the walk-in clinic from 9 until 11am on Tuesday June 1. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered to 12-17 year olds with a parent present. The health department is located at 175 West Franklin Street in downtown Kenton.

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