The average gas price was up four cents a gallon today compared to last week in Hardin County. According to AAA, the average price in the county today is $2.93 a gallon , compared to $2.89 on May 17. Hancock County has the cheapest average price in our region at $2.81 a gallon. Union County has the most expensive average at $2.95 a gallon The average price around the state is at $2.89 a gallon and the national average is […]
The Hardin County Board of Elections office announced that they will be closed next Monday. The office will be closed on Monday, May 31. That is in observance of Memorial Day.
The 10th Annual Purse Bingo that benefits Safe Haven of Hardin County Domestic Violence Center has been scheduled to take place this summer. The event will be held on Saturday, July 24 at the Kenton Moose. Advance tickets are $35 each which includes 15 games of bingo. Tickets will be $40 at the door. Each bingo game winner will win a designer purse. Tickets can be purchased by calling Safe Haven at 419-679-4147.
A Kenton man died in a crash early Sunday on County Road 155 south of Kenton. According to a release from Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart, John Hale II lost control of his car while driving at a high rate speed north on 155. The car went off the right side of the road, and Hale over-corrected sending it sideways off the left side of the road where it struck a tree. Hale was pronounced dead at the scene by […]
A 16 year old Forest boy died in an accident early this morning on State Route 53 south of Forest. According to a release from the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 1:10AM Neil F Williams, 16 years old, of rural Forest, was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on St Rt 53 when he lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle went off the right side of the road and struck a tree. Williams was pronounced deceased […]
A Forest man died after being struck by a car in that village Friday. According to a release from Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart, the crash occurred just east of the village of Forest on E Lima St/ St Rt 53 at around 2:15 Friday afernoon. Lee E. Simon, 69 years old, of St Rt 53, had crossed the road to retrieve his mail and upon returning stepped into the path of an east bound vehicle driven by a 16 […]
A Celina man died in a crash that occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of State Routes 235 and 117 in Roundhead. According to a release from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office, Richard Colbert was driving east on 235 and attempted to turn north onto 117. He turned into the path of and his car was struck by a southbound semi being operated by Larsen Butrus-Ayoob Al-Najjar, of Michigan. Colbert was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hardin County […]
A Kenton woman escaped injury in a crash that occurred at around 4:50 Thursday afternoon in the 600 block of North Detroit Street. According to the Kenton Police Department report, a vehicle being driven south on Detroit by 28 year old Savannah Higginbotham drifted to the right side of the road and struck a parked car. Disabling damage occurred to both vehicles. Higginbotham was cited for a reasonable control violation. ----------------------------------------------------- No injuries were reported in a crash that occurred […]
The Hardin County Engineer's Office has announced a road opening and two road closings. McDonald Township Road 55, between State Route 67 and County Road 190 is now open. Beginning Monday May 24: .Liberty Township Road 30, between County Road 65 and County Road 75 will close for 3 weeks for culvert replacement. .Washington Township Road 50, between Township Road 105 and County Road 95 will close for 6-8 weeks for a bridge replacement project.
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.