A blood drive is scheduled for Friday May 3 in Kenton You can donate blood Friday from 8am-2pm at Simon Kenton School on Ida Street in Kenton. Donors of all blood types are urged to give now to help meet the needs of trauma patients and others with serious medical conditions. Walk-ins are welcome, or you can make an appointment by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
A Benjamin Logan High School Senior was awarded a $1,650 scholarship in Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives’ Children of Members Scholarship competition, held April 11. Kathryn Meier, of Kenton, is the daughter of Ken and Crystal Meier and was sponsored by Mid-Ohio Electric Cooperative, Inc. Twenty-three students representing 24 electric cooperatives in Ohio competed for more than $36,000 in scholarship awards. The state’s electric cooperatives serve more than 380,000 homes and businesses in 77 of Ohio’s 88 counties.
Kenton Senior High School's Annual Awards Day program has been set for Tuesday May 14. The program will start at 9am in the high school gymnasium, and is open to the public. Allen Scholarship Foundation, Dollars for Scholarships, the Kenton Excellence for Education Foundation, memorial scholarships, local scholarships and other awards will be announced at Awards day.
Findlay – The Findlay Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has joined the Light Ohio Blue campaign to show and generate support for law enforcement personnel who protect our communities throughout our great state. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. The Light Ohio Blue campaign coincides with activities associated to Police Week. This year’s dates are […]
A semi driver was cited following an accident in Wyandot County Wednesday. According to the report from the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office, 36 year old Jadminder Sidhu, of Canada, was driving east on Seventh Street in the village of Sycamore and attempted to turn right onto Pemberton Street. The trailer of the semi struck a pole bringing down power and cable lines at the residence. The yard was also damaged at 301 Seventh Street. Sidhu was cited […]
A man from Marion was taken into custody Wednesday on a warrant out of Wyandot County. According to the report from the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office, a deputy took custody of Willie L. Evans at the Marion/Wyandot County line. Evans had a bench warrant out of Wyandot County Juvenile Court and was ordered to serve 60 days. He was transported to the Wyandot County Jail.
The Union County Sheriff's Office has scheduled a cookout for the Marysville High School Multiple Disability Class. The class focuses a majority of their time on learning functional daily living skills and real world academics that will prepare them for adulthood. The cookout will be held in the sally port at the Union County Sheriff's Office in Marysville from 11am to 1pm on Friday May 10. The menu consists of brats, hamburgers, hot dogs and more.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will hold a workshop to help small and disadvantaged business owners and individuals learn about opportunities with ODOT. The workshop will be held Friday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the ODOT District 1 headquarters in Lima. During the workshop, ODOT officials will share upcoming construction projects which may provide smaller and disadvantaged businesses with opportunity to participate. Vendors and suppliers will learn how to become eligible to work with […]
The Upper Scioto Valley Academic Awards will be presented on Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 pm in the fieldhouse. The Academic Awards presentation is an opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge the yearlong academic achievements of students in grades 7-12 at Upper Scioto Valley. The school will also recognize those students who have had perfect attendance and present special awards for those students who have excelled in academics and athletics.
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.