A fundraiser for Wyandot CARES has been set for this Friday April 12. The spaghetti dinner will be served from 4:30 to 7 at the Trinity Evangelical Church in Upper Sandusky. The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for ages 6 and under. Wyandot CARES is a released time Bible education program offering classes to students from elementary through high school in Wyandot County.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Town Hall Ohio, the award-winning public affairs radio program produced by Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, has been added to the programming lineup of WKTN radio in Kenton. Town Hall Ohio will air Saturdays at 6:30 a.m. beginning April 13. WKTN is located at 95.3 on the FM dial. Town Hall Ohio is a weekly discussion forum that elevates important issues such as private property rights, food safety, wildlife issues, education, science and technology, business challenges, government […]
A Forest woman was arrested on a warrant following a shoplifting incident at Walmart Tuesday morning. According to the Kenton Police Department report, officers were dispatched to the store in reference to a theft in progress. The suspect, identified as 37 year old Amanda Fraley, allegedly left the store without paying for a cart full of items. She was located in a vehicle in the parking lot. She was issued a summons for theft but was also […]
A Findlay man was arrested on drug charges after a search warrant was executed by the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force on Tuesday. According to a release, authorities conducted a search of room 134 of the Super 8 Motel on Broad Avenue in Findlay where the confiscated crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia and items indicative of drug trafficking. 53 year old Darrin J. Wyse was arrested and charged with possession of crack cocaine and tampering with evidence. […]
The Kenton Athletic Department is holding the 1st Annual Egg My Yard event. Imagine your child or grandchild waking up to a yard full of candy filled Easter eggs, and you didn't have to do all the work. Kenton student athletes will do the hiding for you on April 20. Package options include 30 eggs for $15, 50 for $25 and 100 eggs for $50. You can email your name, egg package and address to Director […]
The 18th Annual Spring Craft Home Show is scheduled for this Saturday April 13. The event will run from 9am to 3pm at the Hardin County Fairgrounds. There are 70 vendor spaces in 2 buildings featuring handmade crafts, direct sales and home improvements. Lunch will also be available. The event is sponsored by Rhinehart United Methodist Church and Your Region, Your Radio WKTN.
The University of Findlay will be hosting its 15th annual Spring Horse Sale on Saturday, April 27, at the University Western Farm’s Dale Wilkinson Arena, 14700 Ohio 68, south of Findlay. Demonstrations will begin at 10 a.m., and the sale will start at noon. The annual sale follows the Clark Bradley Pleasure Futurity, to be held on Friday, April 26 at 12:30 a.m. where the program’s seniors will take their 2-year-old futurity prospects through a western pleasure class. Many of […]
Ohio Northern student volunteers have been busy helping to spruce up parks around the county. The volunteers took time to pick up sticks, mulch and paint storage buildings at Gormley Park in Forest. Work was also done at Pioneer Park in Kenton where benches were painted, and trash and sticks were picked up. Village and city officials expressed their gratitude for the students of ONU volunteering their time.
An Elida couple donated a giant U.S. flag to the Allen County Sheriff's Office. AJ and Janet Theuer presented the 9 foot by 17 foot flag yesterday. It took nearly 4 people to unfold it and took up nearly the entire conference room at the sheriff's office. This flag has flown at the NATO Compound in Norfolk, Virginia in the mid-1980s and has been used in several US Navy retirements. It will now be displayed at […]
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